Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a3fa42282a06e704…

MALICIOUS

PDF

46.1 KB Created: 2021-06-10 13:42:17 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-22
MD5: 6199d530ed2b2d86827bfa5443159872 SHA-1: 6971036e7bf6821781b63ef1ad450ce89f826d54 SHA-256: a3fa42282a06e704257e6fb381c05b9f2423a93f4db16dd12d6ae584e5ed8b0c
200 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF document contains multiple links to known malicious redirectors, disguised as 'game hacks' and 'free generators'. The document body and heuristics indicate a fake CAPTCHA or human verification prompt is displayed to trick users into interacting with these malicious links. The primary link identified is https://netcdn.tw/app/431946152/roblox-ultimate-driving-westover-islands-how-to-get-free-cars-game-hack, which leads to further malicious infrastructure.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9864

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.
  • Fake CAPTCHA / human verification prompt high SE_FAKE_CAPTCHA
    Document displays a fake CAPTCHA or human-verification prompt — used to trick users into running commands or pressing keyboard shortcuts
  • 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.tw/app/431946152/roblox-ultimate-driving-westover-islands-how-to-get-free-cars-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.alajwakh.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-peoples-roblox-accounts_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alajwakh.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/spin-coin-master-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alajwakh.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-attacks-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alajwakh.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-multiplayer-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alajwakh.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-daily-gift-free-spins-and-coins-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alajwakh.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-website_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alajwakh.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-only-username-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alajwakh.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-coin-master-spins-for-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alajwakh.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-pet-food-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alajwakh.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/i-need-more-free-spins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alajwakh.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/earn-free-robux-today_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alajwakh.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spins-for-coin-master-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alajwakh.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spins-coin-master-2021-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alajwakh.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins--coins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alajwakh.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-auto-miner-hack_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alajwakh.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-free-no-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alajwakh.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/get-gold-coin-master-village-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alajwakh.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-unlimited-spin-hack-mod-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alajwakh.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alajwakh.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-tix-generator_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_off0000514c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x514C 25832 bytes
SHA-256: db788abafa7eb62e5b77a9794a4461cb19da2f286f2e1a9dbd0185404edb27b6
font_01_sfnt_off00008c8c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8C8C 19952 bytes
SHA-256: 9509ec879a1b7ad7bc0e890bf3a03f90bfcf57d807987eed2582e799648d4a34