Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ddb9d01c979aca16…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.4 KB Created: 2021-07-09 08:40:09 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: ebd6c8da9d6dd59ac697edbad53b4abc SHA-1: 1e0c97301394490a9f465e46a71fb31b19f67f8c SHA-256: ddb9d01c979aca16dcfd9c14e6e272c6cab0ee8b4ba4e7612e39b02579444ed1
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains embedded links that redirect to known malicious infrastructure, specifically advertising free game hacks and gift codes. The ML classifier strongly indicated maliciousness, and the presence of multiple redirector links confirms a malicious workflow. Although no scripts were explicitly extracted, the document's structure and embedded URLs suggest it is designed to lure users into clicking malicious links, likely leading to further malware downloads or phishing attempts.

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/479516143/free-minecraft-gift-codes-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.raneenmed.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-card-link-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.raneenmed.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/get-free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.raneenmed.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-download-windows-10-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.raneenmed.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.raneenmed.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-how-to-buy-the-gamepass-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.raneenmed.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/phantom-forces-roblox-coin-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.raneenmed.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-hack-unlimited-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.raneenmed.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-do-you-earn-robux-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.raneenmed.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-download-free-apk_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.raneenmed.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robux-hack-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.raneenmed.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-roblox-for-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.raneenmed.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-online-hack-no-human-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.raneenmed.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-cs-go-aimbot-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.raneenmed.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-pin-code-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.raneenmed.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-using-inspect-element-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.raneenmed.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-hack-bee-swarm-simulator-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.raneenmed.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-website-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.raneenmed.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spin-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.raneenmed.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-unlimited-spin-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.raneenmed.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/i-want-free-robux_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_off0000327e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x327E 22260 bytes
SHA-256: 6e53e57a77ab23d75b2f6eb3dce4d954aec4a92ca1b6c849885e4c1c4e7940eb
font_01_sfnt_off00006407.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6407 18172 bytes
SHA-256: 74abe6c23d032b219b41aaf1211cfa33399b8dfd515ccc3a359dca2f936b7a04