Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 af6723f41ab3ac84…

MALICIOUS

PDF

36.1 KB Created: 2021-07-03 14:02:52 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-24
MD5: 03c563ede904a5b0ce2a45fae263a1c8 SHA-1: e417fb7e85d896ad10690032ae6c7ff4acdc1591 SHA-256: af6723f41ab3ac846e5148e6a56b17ba62392950ad4389beab0a93e8f0e18ad6
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple embedded links, including one identified as a malicious redirector. The primary lure, 'free Robux without human verification', is designed to trick users into visiting the malicious URL. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links suggest an attempt to redirect users to potentially malicious websites for credential harvesting or malware delivery.

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.tw/app/431946152/free-robux-without-human-verification-2021-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-minecraft-account_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-hack-cheat-engine_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/where-can-i-get-free-spins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-roblox-itesms_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-to-get-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-meep-city-cheats_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-coins-and-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/bunny-hop-cheat-engine-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-tix-and-robux-website_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-hack-any-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-card-collection-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-iphone-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-into-peoples-account-in-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-cheat-on-roblox-guess-character_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-pc-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roebucks-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-free-hat-pastebin_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-switch-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-app-free-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-that-actually-works_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_off0000329e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x329E 22504 bytes
SHA-256: 016de7eac859dba0734634731d2afa9e8a1ce128851808c6b98f14c6c3801300
font_01_sfnt_off0000651a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x651A 20100 bytes
SHA-256: 224766b145fea2ee77d6018406834ac88e8b97acd6b6511a2b41135dc58ea70f