Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8aab97617057d06f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.1 KB Created: 2021-07-03 20:48:28 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-27
MD5: 7c0ad78aa6b7c2459bb88619907b93de SHA-1: 5622b574bd529982d077630564ff3840004162f4 SHA-256: 8aab97617057d06fa703fc18cadc35039e975d03e875066cd5f4f55b68a2b45f
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document employs a common lure of free game hacks and currency to trick users into clicking malicious links. The primary link directs to a known malicious redirector infrastructure, which likely serves as a gateway to further malicious content or malware downloads. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URLs strongly indicate a phishing or scam attempt.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

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 http://netcdn.tw/app/479516143/minecraft-bedrock-edition-pc-download-free-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://tuyensinh.utc2.edu.vn/uploads/img/files/coin-master-free-coins-and-spins-daily_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tuyensinh.utc2.edu.vn/uploads/img/files/roblox-jump-hack-code_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tuyensinh.utc2.edu.vn/uploads/img/files/prison-breaker-hack-script-roblox-pastebin_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tuyensinh.utc2.edu.vn/uploads/img/files/is-there-an-actual-hack-that-work-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tuyensinh.utc2.edu.vn/uploads/img/files/minecraft-realms-free-codes_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tuyensinh.utc2.edu.vn/uploads/img/files/free-rixty-robux-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tuyensinh.utc2.edu.vn/uploads/img/files/coin-master-link-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tuyensinh.utc2.edu.vn/uploads/img/files/free-roblox-card-reedemm-code_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tuyensinh.utc2.edu.vn/uploads/img/files/freer-tiktok_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tuyensinh.utc2.edu.vn/uploads/img/files/microsoft-roblox-rewards_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tuyensinh.utc2.edu.vn/uploads/img/files/how-to-get-roblox-credit-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tuyensinh.utc2.edu.vn/uploads/img/files/free-4l-tiktok_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tuyensinh.utc2.edu.vn/uploads/img/files/free-coins-app-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tuyensinh.utc2.edu.vn/uploads/img/files/robux-free-giveaway-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tuyensinh.utc2.edu.vn/uploads/img/files/how-do-i-report-a-hacked-account-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tuyensinh.utc2.edu.vn/uploads/img/files/best-hacks-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tuyensinh.utc2.edu.vn/uploads/img/files/free-robux-andriod_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tuyensinh.utc2.edu.vn/uploads/img/files/how-to-bypass-cheat-engine-64-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tuyensinh.utc2.edu.vn/uploads/img/files/coin-master-free-coins-link-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tuyensinh.utc2.edu.vn/uploads/img/files/free-22-500-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off000033a5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x33A5 21988 bytes
SHA-256: 7d1efc7508f2d0057a98f6be21ace8105d29b6950326a0a63017d6cff5edab2a
font_01_sfnt_off00006426.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6426 19120 bytes
SHA-256: 18cb023a17afcf6f32a9a51320420adca51e0723189dec2cb2e77558246ce529