Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a235576dfea3c730…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.8 KB Created: 2021-06-18 19:53:26 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: dce71c57a9ef25dbe85ee9b0deff518a SHA-1: 09869878c7147961b468bd669796887caed0ad25 SHA-256: a235576dfea3c730a4c9e5f4707d7c3aae0e17fbcd127bc0c82ed6b0596fa129
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains a critical heuristic firing for a game hack lure, directing users to a known malicious redirector. The document body explicitly contains the URL http://netcdn.co/app/431946152/free-noclip-hack-roblox-game-hack, which is also listed as a malicious redirector link. This suggests the primary purpose is to redirect users to potentially harmful content or further malicious 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.co/app/431946152/free-noclip-hack-roblox-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.wetotravels.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-spins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wetotravels.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wetotravels.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spin-group_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wetotravels.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-use-scripts-in-roblox-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wetotravels.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robux-free-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wetotravels.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-do-i-get-free-robux-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wetotravels.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/c-code-for-roblox-level-2-hacks_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wetotravels.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/hack-coin-master-game-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wetotravels.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-without-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wetotravels.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wetotravels.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-minecraft-skin-creator_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wetotravels.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-stuff_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wetotravels.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-hack-client-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wetotravels.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spins-coin-master-android_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wetotravels.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/como-hackear-la-cuenta-de-tus-amigos-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wetotravels.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-building-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wetotravels.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-using-lucky-patcher_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wetotravels.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-roblox-passwords_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wetotravels.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-stranger-things-promo-codes-cheat_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wetotravels.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-launcher-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_off00003271.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x3271 22188 bytes
SHA-256: bdabf889d29a80fda65c4fc0dbaa3117b3173b429fa10b207eb7ffaa6c139fcc
font_01_sfnt_off00006364.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6364 18932 bytes
SHA-256: 180cf93102b7d49c24436400931d14544ba9119d7408f35a3d82a1f262db0658