Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8f6b68541e5ece8f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.3 KB Created: 2021-07-05 18:21:22 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-16
MD5: 9430481a8852b9e80f647cce45d30e3a SHA-1: a6634da6c3dba1b70be7d0e45240997f9f7c5362 SHA-256: 8f6b68541e5ece8f9873e3f21f9ccec5aee7eda3b5a919a11e163855dd72b8e3
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF document contains links that redirect to malicious infrastructure, masquerading as game hacks or free generators. The presence of a download button lure and ML classification further supports its malicious nature. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URLs suggest an attempt to trick users into downloading further malicious content or visiting compromised sites.

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-texture-packs-free-download-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://laokhwanhos.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rblx-city-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laokhwanhos.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/hack-coin-master-android_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laokhwanhos.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-root-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laokhwanhos.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-robux-cheat-engine_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laokhwanhos.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-games-with-free-radio_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laokhwanhos.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-tracker_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laokhwanhos.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-minecraft-skins_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laokhwanhos.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-roebucks-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laokhwanhos.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/collect-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laokhwanhos.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-roblox-premium_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laokhwanhos.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-blogspot-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laokhwanhos.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-apk-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laokhwanhos.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-got-talent-piano-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laokhwanhos.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/cheating-on-roblox-gf_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laokhwanhos.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-tips_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laokhwanhos.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/robux-hackhttps-pastebincom-mc23cpnm_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laokhwanhos.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kazok-free-robux-game_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laokhwanhos.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-spin-online-tool-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laokhwanhos.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-cheat-in-rotom-on-prokect-pokemon-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laokhwanhos.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/hack-coin-master-no-survey_GM406889139.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_off00003203.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x3203 22632 bytes
SHA-256: efd522dede4c1512dc9f1c67b8a875aed2f0a4bf607efc3688f44a24b08defff
font_01_sfnt_off00006476.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6476 19252 bytes
SHA-256: 43963015576fce44fedd78fa95823019a225631882a4725a45863dec9b5d9e97