Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d9be9a39ffb02a89…

MALICIOUS

PDF

44.8 KB Created: 2021-06-11 07:00:11 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-23
MD5: b69d4015c1e17a62a1302f0daf4eb41a SHA-1: 8e7d72aa9eab2b47b3034f9cd7df0336bebed643 SHA-256: d9be9a39ffb02a89d9585d1d5cc1a442f7cfcb8ca4075caa50210564a5667ce9
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded links that redirect to a known malicious domain, masquerading as a game hack generator. The document body, though partially corrupted, suggests a lure related to 'how to hack' for games like Roblox. The presence of a malicious redirector link indicates an attempt to lure users to a potentially harmful site, likely for further exploitation or credential harvesting.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9865

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.tw/app/431946152/how-to-hack-simon-says-on-roblox-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-vpn-for-minecraft_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-iphone-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-more-spins-on-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-32-hack-apk-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/best-free-stuff-roblox-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-hackear-ninguna-encuesta_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-download-wurst_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/best-way-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator-no-human-verification-or-survey-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/hack-coin-master-game-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/real-free-robux-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-games-with-free-boombox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/new-free-money-links-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-tiktok-likes-2021_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-minecraft-for-free-ios_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-group-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pokemon-go-free-shiny-celebi_GM1094591345.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/what-is-wurst_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-stop-attack-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-spins-on-coin-master_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
stream_004_off000050d6.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x50D6 24960 bytes
SHA-256: eba1d0f9f58a0084305bc38a93f9549268b4647a9421662518f1ae41882bb328
font_01_sfnt_off00008a91.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8A91 18908 bytes
SHA-256: fa14129750b950e5cfaedae1ec956d58b4909f2dfa711ebf59348b40612744d2