Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 fdb45e6f2adaa2ea…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.3 KB Created: 2021-06-24 09:07:05 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-08-25
MD5: ce7444d547a6587b24f4c4d28cb52722 SHA-1: c44c78d44635ba59be51c56e7782584d645c13eb SHA-256: fdb45e6f2adaa2ea2937641bbc1a6f76c063e722d28ae34e7f65dc88c8edbe0b
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains a malicious link disguised as a game hack generator, designed to lure users into downloading potentially harmful content. The ML classifier strongly indicated maliciousness, and the embedded URL points to known malicious redirector infrastructure. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and heuristics suggest an attempt to exploit user interest in free game-related content for malicious purposes.

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/free-roblox-glasses-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://s4sbrochure.org.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-anarchy-server-no-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://s4sbrochure.org.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-today-daily-links_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://s4sbrochure.org.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-robux-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://s4sbrochure.org.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-pc-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://s4sbrochure.org.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/google-how-do-you-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://s4sbrochure.org.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/get-free-robux-info_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://s4sbrochure.org.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-minecraft-account-generator_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://s4sbrochure.org.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-download-minecraft-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://s4sbrochure.org.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/if-you-delete-minecraft-can-you-redownload-it-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://s4sbrochure.org.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-to-play-minecraft-servers_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://s4sbrochure.org.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-ios-jailbreak_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://s4sbrochure.org.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coinmaster-rewards_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://s4sbrochure.org.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-hack-app_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://s4sbrochure.org.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-spin-and-coin_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://s4sbrochure.org.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-group-payouts_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://s4sbrochure.org.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-running-parkour-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://s4sbrochure.org.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-pin_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://s4sbrochure.org.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-booga-booga-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://s4sbrochure.org.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://s4sbrochure.org.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-clothes-on-roblox-2021_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_off000031b2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x31B2 21932 bytes
SHA-256: e35ba94588b3eefe07a9144dbae435069337241c704977d41966c0f338d67dea
font_01_sfnt_off00006211.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6211 18652 bytes
SHA-256: 4e345ba0caf69b1477d4105d83b5acbcf34facc2826b76a86ecdc3e7334593ae