Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ff9aaa13fc023cf5…

MALICIOUS

PDF

47.0 KB Created: 2021-06-06 23:49:22 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: e7ebda9ce75245dd67fd864ca1782bd4 SHA-1: 859d545971483238b8127934a559a95ee8a6500c SHA-256: ff9aaa13fc023cf537fee95a3e3724568b6accb07f8c71157c5870d7c795fd63
200 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF document contains a fake CAPTCHA lure to trick users into interacting with a link. This link redirects to a generator hack site, which is a common tactic for distributing malware or leading users to phishing pages. The document body and embedded URLs suggest a lure related to free game currency or hacks, further supporting the malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9832

Heuristics 5

  • 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.
  • Fake CAPTCHA / human verification prompt high SE_FAKE_CAPTCHA
    Document displays a fake CAPTCHA or human-verification prompt — used to trick users into running commands or pressing keyboard shortcuts
  • 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-how-to-get-free-robux-on-roblox-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/bad-minecraft-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-facebook-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/is-tiktok-free-on-iphone_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-sound-daily-free-spins-link-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-rare-cards_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-31-march-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spin-link-for-coin-master-game_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robux-websites-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-roblox-for-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-coins-on-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-no-email_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-robux-hack-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/is-there-a-way-to-get-minecraft-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/sites-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-apk-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robux-today_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-fun-com-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/get-free-spins-coin-master-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-roblox-clothes-girl_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-injection_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_off00005295.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x5295 30208 bytes
SHA-256: 2d750741ebd1cb644b4ee1e261b097c867752145d07333ef0289db8bc8f43b9a
font_01_sfnt_off000094e7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x94E7 18356 bytes
SHA-256: 07f7f5fe088ebb6a81b9aca0d3b7acb37488304f642f9e675d153fcc87cea6c5