Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0ba24456e3078dd9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.2 KB Created: 2021-06-26 15:59:20 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: 5e6783bec1254cccd531ed1df5e27589 SHA-1: 6c8a8f3a03039167b96477e26be842dc8ebf7e58 SHA-256: 0ba24456e3078dd9e7798103415cc2f672196f94124a66fd542a8685bb705d65
180 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains a malformed stream and links to a known malicious redirector infrastructure, specifically advertising a 'free generator / game hack'. The document body reinforces this lure by mentioning 'Free Robux No Scam No Survey 2021' and embedding numerous URLs related to game hacks and currency. This suggests the PDF is designed to exploit user interest in free in-game items to redirect them to potentially malicious sites, likely for credential harvesting or further malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

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.
  • Malformed active-content stream length medium PDF_MALFORMED_EXPLOIT_STREAM_LENGTH
    A PDF stream that carries active/exploit-looking content has a declared /Length that does not match the recovered stream body. Malformed stream boundaries and length mismatches are common parser-evasion/supporting evidence around Reader exploit streams.
  • 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-robux-no-scam-no-survey-2021-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://labfisika.undiksha.ac.id/perpustakaan/repository/free-games-to-download-on-pc-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://labfisika.undiksha.ac.id/perpustakaan/repository/minecraft-hack-2021_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://labfisika.undiksha.ac.id/perpustakaan/repository/robux-hack-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://labfisika.undiksha.ac.id/perpustakaan/repository/is-minecraft-java-edition-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://labfisika.undiksha.ac.id/perpustakaan/repository/free-coin-master-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://labfisika.undiksha.ac.id/perpustakaan/repository/free-van-candy-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://labfisika.undiksha.ac.id/perpustakaan//repository/claim-free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://labfisika.undiksha.ac.id/perpustakaan//repository/coin-master-hack-ios-no-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://labfisika.undiksha.ac.id/perpustakaan/repository/roblox-avatar-tester_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://labfisika.undiksha.ac.id/perpustakaan/repository/roblox-hacker-tycoon-itowngameplay_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://labfisika.undiksha.ac.id/perpustakaan//repository/blox-world-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://labfisika.undiksha.ac.id/perpustakaan//repository/coin-master-time-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://labfisika.undiksha.ac.id/perpustakaan/repository/coin-master-daily-free-coins-link-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://labfisika.undiksha.ac.id/perpustakaan/repository/tiktok-free-qr-code_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://labfisika.undiksha.ac.id/perpustakaan//repository/free-minecraft-hosting_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://labfisika.undiksha.ac.id/perpustakaan//repository/easy-way-to-get-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://labfisika.undiksha.ac.id/perpustakaan//repository/coin-master-free-items_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://labfisika.undiksha.ac.id/perpustakaan/repository/how-to-get-free-clothes-on-roblox-2021-on-phone_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://labfisika.undiksha.ac.id/perpustakaan//repository/roblox-account-hacker-tool_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://labfisika.undiksha.ac.id/perpustakaan/repository/robux-community-com-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_off00002e9b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2E9B 21896 bytes
SHA-256: 149943470d505016002a4ea7b4b6fb7eba7541c7362567b61b50fdf0ad999980
font_01_sfnt_off00005edc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x5EDC 19672 bytes
SHA-256: e00512b1af6f2171f5e779289c8c4c6ea814958d99291698ac0d9397414b9905