Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9431d4ed42271baf…

MALICIOUS

PDF

36.2 KB Created: 2021-06-28 05:59:01 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-16
MD5: b9b3f58d715ac2b1807c3d60d430d1ce SHA-1: 38178d96787427f43bd3a999c2a8945b15bf849a SHA-256: 9431d4ed42271bafdd6ef4b9109083ba20ea9d6fe0d2b7c840ecf2998d6ecabe
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document employs a lure of game hacks and free items to trick users into clicking malicious links. The primary link directs to a known malicious redirector infrastructure, likely serving as a gateway to further malicious content or downloads. The ML classifier strongly supports the malicious nature of this PDF.

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.co/app/431946152/fairy-tail-ultimate-adventure-roblox-how-to-hack-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.tradenextindia.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-free-amry-shirt_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.tradenextindia.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/jailbreak-roblox-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.tradenextindia.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-spins-and-coins-unlimited-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.tradenextindia.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator-no-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.tradenextindia.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/noob-vs-pro-vs-hacker-vs-god-minecraft_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.tradenextindia.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-sign-in-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.tradenextindia.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-gifts_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.tradenextindia.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-no-scam_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.tradenextindia.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/hack-coin-master-app-ios_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.tradenextindia.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-bling-bling-card-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.tradenextindia.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/cheat-sa-roblox-rs_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.tradenextindia.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-skins-free-girl_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.tradenextindia.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-stuff-on-roblox-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.tradenextindia.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robux-free-promo-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.tradenextindia.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-hack-bypass-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.tradenextindia.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.tradenextindia.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-legend-of-the-fallen-kingdom-2-rpg-cheats_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.tradenextindia.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/ac-market-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.tradenextindia.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-auto-miner-hack_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.tradenextindia.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-java-account-free_GM479516143.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_off00003519.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x3519 22048 bytes
SHA-256: 7c6dc5bba74770422d57a9cf45be8a94f31aacec4192869e2eeb069183daefe0
font_01_sfnt_off000065c7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x65C7 20076 bytes
SHA-256: ea6debc1ee24a8ccc604850d9be71b666fce411648048f454cb3ca1f337cc7b8