Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a53b1e8bba70dddd…

MALICIOUS

PDF

45.0 KB Created: 2021-06-07 03:45:38 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-31
MD5: c43c90099edbf6e33f80f08337719a5c SHA-1: cdc95aa98ee27b62eef06389f94df18008bad0da SHA-256: a53b1e8bba70dddd6da33d01e7cde553767df9ef3729b0ab681cfaac85d51d58
180 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to known malicious redirectors and lures users with promises of game hacks and free currency. The document body, though partially corrupted, contains references to 'free generator' and 'game hack' which aligns with the heuristic findings. The embedded links likely serve to download further malicious content or redirect to phishing sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9865

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.
  • Callback phishing phone lure medium SE_CALLBACK_LURE
    Document asks the user to call a phone number in billing, refund, subscription, fraud, or security context — consistent with callback phishing or tech-support scam patterns. Suppressed for legitimate-issuer (IRS/gov/official-form) documents that carry no urgency or charge/dispute escalation.
  • 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/how-to-hack-to-get-robux-for-free-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/claim-free-robux-button_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/download-hacked-games-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-coins-and-spins-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/roblox-apocalypse-rising-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-blogspot-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/minecraft-pocket-edition-free-ios_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/roblox-skins-boy-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-and-coins-without-human-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-through-coin-pop_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/coin-master-spin-hack-trick_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-no-human-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/how-do-u-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/minecraft-free-version_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/free-minecraft-java-edition_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/coin-master-hacks-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/free-robux-download_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/minecraft-bedrock-client_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
stream_004_off00005548.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x5548 24200 bytes
SHA-256: 886335707c72bd7a080a59f669e2e85197604968d286faa429491dd7b76f96d5
font_01_sfnt_off00008c05.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8C05 18680 bytes
SHA-256: 6219d15a3988b47d304c75f5433b641e3185d20bec3169951a15c554dafce2b5

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