Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ef4abcd92ce5a73f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.6 KB Created: 2021-06-21 08:45:21 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: f9acb1ebf2b5f65b534e9d92790477fa SHA-1: 36a6db7da5d947385d326f92e88ff2e3cc47c5f9 SHA-256: ef4abcd92ce5a73fca7935cfcd66faac2d61259d3da37f7394f592121bc0d555
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document employs a lure of free game hacks and generators to trick users into clicking malicious links. The primary link directs to a known malicious redirector infrastructure, likely serving as a gateway to further malicious content or exploits. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URLs strongly 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/479516143/how-to-get-minecraft-java-edition-for-free-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/www-coin-master-hack-com_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-daily_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rbx-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-do-you-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-account-password-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-o-get-free-coin-master-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator-no-human-verification-or-surveys_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-hacked-version_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-coin-master-spins-for-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-exchange-40-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-gifts_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-real-working_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-roblox-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/get-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-into-someones-roblox-account-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/80-free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coinmaster-spin-ml_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-offline-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-without-doing-anything-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-java-edition-code-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_off000033bb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x33BB 21880 bytes
SHA-256: 30161196d2da8c98851010c22f590b46b1dfca171a9062a8d1d309cdb19dd465
font_01_sfnt_off000063ab.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x63AB 18616 bytes
SHA-256: 898c1194d8bc2e07c8eea0e55d341ba96b7c540544d1d7788b8098c3180d6029