Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 87f69e43d21ba4ed…

MALICIOUS

PDF

46.4 KB Created: 2021-05-30 14:09:02 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-15
MD5: ac856bfe074a5a79e325ee381760c9f1 SHA-1: c6e37b05240167a9e0fcb7d20f259e58f0642f48 SHA-256: 87f69e43d21ba4ed79393894159a1b4690f7e2670ab44c7ce57efe246a265561
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to known malicious redirectors, disguised as offers for game hacks and generators. The document body and heuristics indicate a lure to click these links, which likely leads to a second-stage download or exploit. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF structure itself facilitates the redirection.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.7391

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/835599320/freer-pro-tiktok-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.choidy.ch/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/minecraft-hacked-client_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.choidy.ch/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/play-minecraft-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.choidy.ch/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-robux-websites-that-actually-work-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.choidy.ch/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-coin-master-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.choidy.ch/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/minecraft-mobile-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.choidy.ch/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/coin-master-free-cards_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.choidy.ch/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/is-minecraft-free-on-ps4_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.choidy.ch/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/minecraft-free-download-pc_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.choidy.ch/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/coin-master-free-daily-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.choidy.ch/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/coin-master-free-spin-ml_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.choidy.ch/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/best-free-minecraft-server-hosting_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.choidy.ch/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-robux-giveaway_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.choidy.ch/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-minecraft-servers-to-join_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.choidy.ch/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-roblox-accounts-with-robux-that-work-not-banned_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.choidy.ch/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/coin-master-free-spins-link-today-new_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.choidy.ch/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-download-minecraft-for-free-on-pc_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.choidy.ch/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/minecraft-free-download-android_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.choidy.ch/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/get-free-tiktok-likes_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.choidy.ch/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/real-free-robux-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.choidy.ch/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/roblox-fun-com-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.choidy.ch/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-robux-generator-no-survey-no-download-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.choidy.ch/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-tiktok-followers_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.choidy.ch/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-hack-into-someones-roblox-account_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.choidy.ch/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/minecraft-java-edition-code-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.choidy.ch/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/coin-master-free-spins-daily_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_off00004db8.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4DB8 26300 bytes
SHA-256: 75b535f9ce9a79d528d0559d7caf47ad35b1479dcf91d9a8bf5c811f63f1d5bc
font_01_sfnt_off00008a7e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8A7E 2912 bytes
SHA-256: 02b35010e2614e3cc95ac6414c49295350c91fdfcc4b4cad27ffdbc10e80df7f
font_02_sfnt_off0000947a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x947A 17612 bytes
SHA-256: ce89ed17beb43e5874c760a665d90bca09271831bf209f2f19e5d757293baf95