Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a00f3a344f75328e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

36.3 KB Created: 2021-06-26 21:14:26 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-27
MD5: 796a1d4c5f4971e44b9f3cff9b39743d SHA-1: f0ea5aab632f2a3041405c7712c5aef451e179de SHA-256: a00f3a344f75328e3756afdea69b83141072818058bd6ae3af25c2722e5c27b0
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF document employs a lure related to game hacks and cheat generators to entice users to click on embedded links. The primary link, http://netcdn.co/app/431946152/roblox-lumber-tycoon-2-cheat-codes-game-hack, is identified as a malicious redirector. This redirector likely leads to further malicious content, as evidenced by the numerous other PDF files hosted on the 'laokhwanhos.com' domain, suggesting a chain of malicious downloads. The ML classifier also strongly indicated maliciousness.

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/roblox-lumber-tycoon-2-cheat-codes-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://laokhwanhos.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-today-new-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laokhwanhos.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laokhwanhos.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-duplicate-coin-master-spin-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laokhwanhos.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-roebucks-in-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laokhwanhos.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-android_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laokhwanhos.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-roblox-hack-us_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laokhwanhos.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-spins-in-coin-master-without-human-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laokhwanhos.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-minecraft_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laokhwanhos.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/best-free-spins-link-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laokhwanhos.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-roblox-hack-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laokhwanhos.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-coin-master-spins-daily_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laokhwanhos.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-daily-rewards_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laokhwanhos.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/cm-free-spin-link-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laokhwanhos.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/visenya-free-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laokhwanhos.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/hack-coin-master-apk-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laokhwanhos.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-20210-robux-esay-and-fast_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laokhwanhos.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/blogspot-coin-master-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laokhwanhos.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-mobile-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laokhwanhos.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-computer-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laokhwanhos.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-minecraft-for-free-on-computer_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.roblox.com/my/tasksIn 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_off00003381.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x3381 22952 bytes
SHA-256: 44a098cf1ac6262ddb070d4d3cc03f6cf93037326b80fdbfdfff72d4a661db94
font_01_sfnt_off0000674e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x674E 19636 bytes
SHA-256: 538c5afce1caf5df636c3f8c03592e88e9e0dbe8646313ecd39f0d212368ec50