Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8fa87415ef2eeb3c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

43.0 KB Created: 2021-05-16 10:57:58 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 668efa1f4acfdd62685bf94a6f2acaa1 SHA-1: 3759524ce9002d4da904ddd1281a55d042dd4762 SHA-256: 8fa87415ef2eeb3c0d414da5ab00db2884ff3f5eef45b0527c9c4d5be81d57f8
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to known malicious redirectors and infrastructure, disguised as 'game hacks' or 'free generators'. The document body and embedded URLs strongly suggest a lure for scams or malware distribution. While no scripts were extracted, the presence of malicious links and the ML classifier's high confidence indicate a high likelihood of malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9971

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/431946152/robux-xyz-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://sf.nationalbreedingcenter.bz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-minecraft-account-reddit_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sf.nationalbreedingcenter.bz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/can-you-give-me-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sf.nationalbreedingcenter.bz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-2021-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sf.nationalbreedingcenter.bz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-2021-ios-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sf.nationalbreedingcenter.bz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-spin-and-coin-links_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sf.nationalbreedingcenter.bz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-no-download_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sf.nationalbreedingcenter.bz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/who-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sf.nationalbreedingcenter.bz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hacks-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sf.nationalbreedingcenter.bz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-pe-017-0-apk-free-download-android_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sf.nationalbreedingcenter.bz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-generator_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sf.nationalbreedingcenter.bz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sf.nationalbreedingcenter.bz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-apk-mod-hack-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sf.nationalbreedingcenter.bz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-spins-coins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sf.nationalbreedingcenter.bz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-dungeons-free-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sf.nationalbreedingcenter.bz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-much-robux-can-you-get-with-1-million-dollars_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sf.nationalbreedingcenter.bz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-free-robux-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sf.nationalbreedingcenter.bz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-hack-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sf.nationalbreedingcenter.bz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/earn-free-robux-today_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sf.nationalbreedingcenter.bz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-a-roblox-account-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sf.nationalbreedingcenter.bz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rbx-free-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_off000047f5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x47F5 26304 bytes
SHA-256: f15da6a9dc5a5e492b0a057a44954f92ade546c9ec8650e8ce695862a7f83777
font_01_sfnt_off00008656.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8656 18112 bytes
SHA-256: ca7f5f9618641a98a9c19d491d3cdfb459cfe3a3cc083d97c385a6405de8606e