Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a76d07d8f4265930…

MALICIOUS

PDF

49.7 KB Created: 2021-06-03 06:07:40 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: a3a6a810bd6f701ab980fee079a578de SHA-1: 04f558ac4b8ce6a6deacc2a6f13f2c8bfe8d6289 SHA-256: a76d07d8f426593003829b5f3ee6bf14b183701ccce012790b668a82b2835c87
240 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document contains multiple links to external websites, including a known malicious redirector, that promise game hacks and generators. The document body and embedded links suggest a lure for users interested in obtaining in-game advantages, which is a common tactic for phishing or malware distribution. The presence of numerous links to PDF files on a link farm domain further indicates an attempt to manipulate search engine results for malicious purposes.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9796

Heuristics 6

  • 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.
  • Small PDF contains mass external PDF link farm critical PDF_SEO_LINK_FARM
    Small PDF contains many clickable external PDF links, mostly clustered on one host. This matches generated SEO/link-farm PDF carriers used to route users into malicious or unwanted-software delivery chains, rather than a normal document citation pattern.
  • 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.online/app/431946152/roblox-speed-hack-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.theecobuild.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-2021-android-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.theecobuild.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator-2021-no-human-verification-or-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.theecobuild.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-earn-robux-fast_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.theecobuild.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-cheats-without-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.theecobuild.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-rewards_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.theecobuild.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robux-link_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.theecobuild.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-coins-coin-master-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.theecobuild.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-realistic-minecraft-texture-packs_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.theecobuild.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-gifts_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.theecobuild.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spin-coin-master-twitter_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.theecobuild.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-free-robux-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.theecobuild.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-blogspot-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.theecobuild.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-minecraft-bedrock-for-free-with-java_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.theecobuild.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/get-robux-for-free-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.theecobuild.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/cheat-codes-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.theecobuild.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-app_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.theecobuild.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/pubg-uc-600_GM1330123889.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.theecobuild.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-do-i-get-free-coins-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.theecobuild.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-cheat_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.theecobuild.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/who-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
stream_004_off00005406.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x5406 24944 bytes
SHA-256: 1328edb70b0630d815bcb22e70e5c9d75ce9545a5c895cb837f2d35cc01962c9
font_01_sfnt_off00008d1b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8D1B 7272 bytes
SHA-256: f462303657ce1de10d3e7d5ae1fe17c8584116bd5bc216971166de87266da924
font_02_sfnt_off00009e8c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x9E8C 18532 bytes
SHA-256: ecd25e1cae784267f5a646f1b70b1ce742945d3ce40e95dc5b3aacf46c412aa4