Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f6cad7bce151e5a3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.1 KB Created: 2021-06-21 18:36:20 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-15
MD5: 34b44e1ac4772f687269039d4b807dca SHA-1: 487e0909100013c7763e22fc7d0eebc40c94ef3b SHA-256: f6cad7bce151e5a367e5547b6b12798ef04abfd296feece5f813e8f5355176ad
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple links to websites that are flagged as malicious redirectors, specifically promoting 'free generator' or 'game hack' lures. The document body text and embedded URLs strongly suggest a social engineering tactic to trick users into visiting these sites, likely for financial scams or to download further malware. No scripts were extracted, but the presence of malicious links and the lure indicate a high likelihood of a phishing or scam campaign.

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/how-to-get-free-robux-on-roblox-2021-android-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://aeridefense.com/image/data/files/coin-master-free-spin-link-list_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aeridefense.com/image/data/files/kazok-free-robux-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aeridefense.com/image/data/files/get-me-robux-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aeridefense.com/image/data/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aeridefense.com/image/data/files/coin-master-rewards-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aeridefense.com/image/data/files/roblox-cheat-engine-download-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aeridefense.com/image/data/files/how-to-download-minecraft-for-free-on-iphone_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aeridefense.com/image/data/files/free-robux-no-human-verify_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aeridefense.com/image/data/files/how-to-earn-free-toy-codes-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aeridefense.com/image/data/files/free-robux-hack-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aeridefense.com/image/data/files/master-coin-free-spin_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aeridefense.com/image/data/files/roblox-free-pets_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aeridefense.com/image/data/files/pubg-uc-usd_GM1330123889.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aeridefense.com/image/data/files/coin-master-free-spins-daily-link-updated_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aeridefense.com/image/data/files/vip-roblox-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aeridefense.com/image/data/files/minecraft-java-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aeridefense.com/image/data/files/give-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aeridefense.com/image/data/files/minecraft-for-ipad-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aeridefense.com/image/data/files/scirpt-hack-roblox-vh2_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aeridefense.com/image/data/files/minecraft-bedrock-hacks_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_off00002fde.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2FDE 22552 bytes
SHA-256: 525d530359a4ab596e6c8cc89224642ead33b003bfb647987844106ad5f01647
font_01_sfnt_off000061de.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x61DE 19756 bytes
SHA-256: 9d517ba3f602177416a40369257676c9d2d76e4b32aacfb0d5f046122c55d22b