Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b4e917bec3f4bb2c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

32.6 KB Created: 2021-07-19 16:27:10 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-23
MD5: 54166553ae0e72866d5636b1a1125342 SHA-1: 9692de601968f2b029efa9f272939328aa509b58 SHA-256: b4e917bec3f4bb2c7b7e361fa61a2296de1d86440bf3db41655d24f1dff29e68
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF contains multiple links, including one to 'netcdn.tw', which is flagged as a malicious redirector. The document body text and embedded links suggest a lure for game hacks or generators, likely intended to lead users to a malicious site or download. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF structure and embedded URLs indicate a phishing or redirection attempt.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9900

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-hacks-2021-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-no-verification-no-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-without-doing-anything_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-coins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-mobile-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-gift-card-codes-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-apk-download-v1-144-2-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-card-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/can-u-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/buy-robux-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-daily-free-spins-and-coins_GM406889139.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_off00002b28.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2B28 22020 bytes
SHA-256: 936eb507dc24074f5b880813b5bec4c50dbe27f34a36cd81da64ea4b0f92bbc5
font_01_sfnt_off00005baf.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x5BAF 18772 bytes
SHA-256: f404702c6ebb54461c96635651d1cc1e8daf221ec2b2a1d14d4d71b0dc657f1c