Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9406a9bee6335ed2…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.1 KB Created: 2021-07-02 05:49:31 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-16
MD5: 81e81676ad25be94e9a9ee37ee5200f7 SHA-1: 688995a1e4cfcd61dc0db3a91b2cbdf2ead17633 SHA-256: 9406a9bee6335ed25e9a505731103adc6f310307856ac084b2a3158bd9e911b4
200 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple embedded URLs that redirect to a known malicious domain, likely serving as a lure for game hacks or cheats. The heuristic firings indicate this is a critical redirector link and a game hack lure, suggesting the document's primary purpose is to drive traffic to malicious infrastructure. While no scripts were extracted, the presence of a password-protected archive lure suggests an attempt to bypass security controls.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

Heuristics 5

  • 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.
  • Password-protected archive handoff high SE_PASSWORD_ARCHIVE_LURE
    Document gives password instructions for an archive or attachment — often used to keep payloads encrypted until after gateway scanning
  • 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.co/app/431946152/new-robux-hack-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.andhrarealty.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-websites-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andhrarealty.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-minecraft-texture-packs_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andhrarealty.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-printable-roblox-coloring-pictures_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andhrarealty.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-shield-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andhrarealty.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andhrarealty.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-adopt-me-hacks-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andhrarealty.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator-no-human-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andhrarealty.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-apk-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andhrarealty.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/bad-minecraft-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andhrarealty.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-immortality-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andhrarealty.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spin-reward-links_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andhrarealty.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-dragon-ball-x-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andhrarealty.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hacks_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andhrarealty.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/passwords-to-hack-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andhrarealty.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robloxmatchcom-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andhrarealty.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-do-i-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andhrarealty.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/cheat-hack-tool-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andhrarealty.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-free-robux-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andhrarealty.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coinmaster-spin-ml-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andhrarealty.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-sites-2021_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_off00002f93.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2F93 23396 bytes
SHA-256: 04f5da85bdc691630865ad4a3752b68ba7aafc351014aee99ead3e54fc870f41
font_01_sfnt_off0000648d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x648D 18884 bytes
SHA-256: 539d4de73f265c65e2a1f2ca745815ae006af301c14f6a738a8dc29fc192050d