Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 be9ef4228db5a142…

MALICIOUS

PDF

33.6 KB Created: 2021-06-20 04:01:52 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-29
MD5: 767c329d85e460c5b4e73647b05d7174 SHA-1: 93a8d4b063f5baf5ac19a143f943c0d73b51e0c2 SHA-256: be9ef4228db5a14262786a56d7bd3ee9a30a576095998c8432443a6c32b4320a
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains embedded links that are identified as malicious redirectors, specifically targeting users with lures for game hacks and free currency. The document body and heuristics indicate a clear intent to redirect users to potentially harmful websites, likely for further exploitation or credential harvesting. No scripts were extracted, but the presence of malicious links and the nature of the lure suggest a phishing or social engineering attack.

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.co/app/431946152/wahoo-free-roblox-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.dotnotion.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-without-surveys_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dotnotion.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-level-3_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dotnotion.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spins-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dotnotion.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-websites-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dotnotion.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-devil_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dotnotion.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-pet-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dotnotion.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-you-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dotnotion.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-minecraft-on-chromebook-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dotnotion.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-scams_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dotnotion.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/near-tiktok-free-likes_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dotnotion.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-the-complete-handbook-collection_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dotnotion.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spin-ml_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dotnotion.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-hack-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dotnotion.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-roblox-credit-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dotnotion.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-fan-page-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dotnotion.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/download-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dotnotion.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-adopt-me-free-pets_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dotnotion.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-pro-gamers_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dotnotion.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-tiktok-video_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dotnotion.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-pocket-edition-mods-for-free_GM479516143.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_off00002fa6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2FA6 21392 bytes
SHA-256: c93e8dd2fdc4e32b3fab0ce674c3c5dc0a2890c1b2a9d8ef8f7d3aed2c33827d
font_01_sfnt_off00005e33.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x5E33 19016 bytes
SHA-256: 4ba91e906db28080ccc45e66e876b0c43d39db01c19119c8212686e271f650f4