Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b46bb6bf36c36656…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.7 KB Created: 2021-07-06 13:48:43 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-16
MD5: f838efa2d6519826bb4361089d0ed6c5 SHA-1: e2a3bc103b7f7fc46c4b988fc58b9cb7c9047a9e SHA-256: b46bb6bf36c36656c981595f2fd476b3c3726672b0bc571ed4afd9541c76bcc9
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple embedded links and a call-to-action phrase, directing users to a known malicious redirector. The primary lure is related to 'game hacks' and 'free generators', which is a common social engineering tactic. The document body and heuristics indicate a redirection to potentially malicious content hosted on netcdn.tw.

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/roblox-free-download-pc-windows-8-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://fridaytravelnepal.com/userfiles/files/how-to-start-a-minecraft-server-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fridaytravelnepal.com/userfiles/files/coin-and-spin_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fridaytravelnepal.com/userfiles/files/www-bandicam-com-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fridaytravelnepal.com/userfiles/files/free-robux-hack-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fridaytravelnepal.com/userfiles/files/free-google-play-promo-codes-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fridaytravelnepal.com/userfiles/files/minecraft-that-you-can-play-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fridaytravelnepal.com/userfiles/files/open-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fridaytravelnepal.com/userfiles/files/hack-roblox-robux-using-cheat-engine_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fridaytravelnepal.com/userfiles/files/free-coins-coin-master-blog_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fridaytravelnepal.com/userfiles/files/free-simulator-script-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fridaytravelnepal.com/userfiles/files/como-usar-cheat-engine-en-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fridaytravelnepal.com/userfiles/files/coin-master-gold-cards-free-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fridaytravelnepal.com/userfiles/files/roblox-april-fools-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fridaytravelnepal.com/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-without-human-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fridaytravelnepal.com/userfiles/files/free-robux-com-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fridaytravelnepal.com/userfiles/files/hack-coin-master-spin-android_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fridaytravelnepal.com/userfiles/files/roblox-hack-client_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fridaytravelnepal.com/userfiles/files/pubg-300-uc-price-in-india_GM1330123889.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fridaytravelnepal.com/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spin-and-coins-links_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fridaytravelnepal.com/userfiles/files/hack-para-shinobi-life-roblox-2021_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_off0000331e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x331E 22360 bytes
SHA-256: a495a5d81630ed7e9a147e98c86eb5ac325d4ac04a87a81f89f88eb44ed40cd7
font_01_sfnt_off000064f8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x64F8 19652 bytes
SHA-256: 965523f2bfc7ea329bb9527dc0adf28618b1aba83dadab40ea3736fd6fe73508