Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7a9a7ec118936239…

MALICIOUS

PDF

47.1 KB Created: 2021-05-13 12:32:44 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-24
MD5: fd70b54f6f683cd1e4ba1b1efcb00bd2 SHA-1: 13d5e7396f6a5cbce607de9481bd49cf67ef54de SHA-256: 7a9a7ec118936239f449e77e1a4efc86902a9c81b03cc99d2cd2b8c4c1e7e74e
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded links that redirect to a known malicious infrastructure, specifically advertising a 'free generator / game hack'. The document body, though heavily obfuscated, contains references to the same malicious URL. The presence of multiple redirector links and the ML classifier's high confidence score indicate a malicious intent to lure users to a compromised site.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.8948

Heuristics 4

  • PDF links to a 'free generator / game hack' redirector critical PDF_GAME_HACK_REDIRECT_LURE
    PDF's clickable action targets a redirector of the form /app/<id>/<slug>-game-hack — the landing-page shape of a large SEO 'free spins / generator / game hack' lure family that funnels victims through rotating disposable hosts to a malware/scam payload. The multi-link variants also trip ML/link-farm rules; this catches the single-link variants that otherwise score clean. CRITICAL on its own: the /app/<id>/<slug>-game-hack path shape is unambiguous scam infra, and the host rotates so a host-list match can't be relied on.
  • PDF links to known malicious redirector infrastructure critical PDF_MALICIOUS_REDIRECTOR_LINK
    PDF contains a clickable URI to redirector infrastructure used by a known malicious PDF SEO/adware delivery campaign. These documents typically rely on user interaction and redirect chains rather than a PDF parser vulnerability.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL
    One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.
    URL https://netcdn.xyz/app/406889139/free-spins-and-coins-coin-master-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/earn-free-robux-for-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-net-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-minecraft-for-free-on-iphone_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/master-free-spin-and-coin-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-without-doing-anything-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-roblox-accounts-with-robux-that-work-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-free-version_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bux-gg-robux-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-minecraft-addons_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-robux-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-without-email_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-no-human-verification-no-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wurst-client-18-9_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/is-minecraft-vr-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-make-a-free-server-in-minecraft-java_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/win-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fb-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-free-exe_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/blogspot-coin-master-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
stream_003_off00004e37.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4E37 26328 bytes
SHA-256: 71851b0b4548b63935a422ac55e8de2efe7ad701654c007b242c650928905c47
font_01_sfnt_off00008c6d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8C6D 2944 bytes
SHA-256: fcfcd28869b8d6c7503d63ed8d48371ec5b580fea2733193e2acbb82b3d30a76
font_02_sfnt_off00009697.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x9697 18060 bytes
SHA-256: d4954d2d00bde9f6a1061857a61d2c62c1ae360f44744af150ee923481526d51