Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ad5acd05b33bb2cb…

MALICIOUS

PDF

42.7 KB Created: 2021-06-03 09:22:53 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 4baea319c976eacfab8eea5c740b1f59 SHA-1: d35b006c67cec0d91850780283304026a03845ff SHA-256: ad5acd05b33bb2cb78d8135f2b6aebb00d5383771387ebf508e6996196ca758a
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF contains multiple links that redirect to known malicious infrastructure, disguised as game hacks and generators. The document body and embedded links suggest a lure to trick users into downloading further malicious content. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and heuristic firings strongly indicate a malicious redirector workflow.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9874

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 https://netcdn.online/app/406889139/coin-master-free-snacks-link-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.js100.com/uploads/ckeditor/files/roblox-hack-client_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.js100.com/uploads/ckeditor/files/free-robux-websites-that-actually-work_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.js100.com/uploads/ckeditor/files/free-outfits-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.js100.com/uploads/ckeditor/files/roblox-fly-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.js100.com/uploads/ckeditor/files/coin-master-mod-version-free-download-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.js100.com/uploads/ckeditor/files/how-to-get-free-robux-2021-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.js100.com/uploads/ckeditor/files/free-robux-real_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.js100.com/uploads/ckeditor/files/i-got-hacked-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.js100.com/uploads/ckeditor/files/how-to-get-free-robux-on-roblox-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.js100.com/uploads/ckeditor/files/coin-master-spins-and-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.js100.com/uploads/ckeditor/files/coin-master-free-spins-hack-iphone_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.js100.com/uploads/ckeditor/files/free-robux-card-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.js100.com/uploads/ckeditor/files/pokemon-go-free-storage-upgrade_GM1094591345.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.js100.com/uploads/ckeditor/files/a-lot-of-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.js100.com/uploads/ckeditor/files/coin-master-apk-free-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.js100.com/uploads/ckeditor/files/free-spins-coin-master-links-blogspot_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.js100.com/uploads/ckeditor/files/legit-free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.js100.com/uploads/ckeditor/files/how-to-hack-a-roblox-account-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.js100.com/uploads/ckeditor/files/how-do-we-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.js100.com/uploads/ckeditor/files/blox-fish-free-robux_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
stream_004_off00004d59.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4D59 24924 bytes
SHA-256: cf231f90f68c9d2721848d18af068363a5e71cfeb6b1f8096180aee2b603d36e
font_01_sfnt_off0000854e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x854E 17880 bytes
SHA-256: 09034ee7a1f9989932e9db65c2957a4d9f61d6fccc52a1ac5f57be2128ce07e5