Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0ff25e546c513fa3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

33.5 KB Created: 2021-06-22 19:16:44 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: a13492667a6fb023ce806a9a5a91a2ca SHA-1: 39aa25644dff31797669062fb5c60095105a5722 SHA-256: 0ff25e546c513fa3510ab2cb66ec640600369d31038d9360f5ead2fe0399340b
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple links, including one pointing to known malicious redirector infrastructure. The document body and heuristics indicate a lure for game hacks, specifically Roblox, which redirects to the malicious URL. This suggests an attempt to lead the user to a phishing or malware distribution site.

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-do-u-hack-roblox-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.marshlands.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-minecraft-gift-codes_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.marshlands.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/2021-free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.marshlands.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-hack-no-human-verification-or-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.marshlands.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-private-server-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.marshlands.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-coins-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.marshlands.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spin-generator-without-human-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.marshlands.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-games-that-actually-work-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.marshlands.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-cheat-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.marshlands.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-no-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.marshlands.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-daily-free-spins-link-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.marshlands.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/no-catch-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.marshlands.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/robux-withdraw_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.marshlands.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator-for-roblox-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.marshlands.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-codes-generator-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.marshlands.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/robux-hack-me_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.marshlands.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/hack-the-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.marshlands.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hacks-for-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.marshlands.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-without-doing-anything-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.marshlands.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-minecraft-for-free-ios_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.marshlands.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-on-phone_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_off00002f88.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2F88 21364 bytes
SHA-256: 599a7ed21aaaa2e250496e974b4e0131fab3aed95abda31879ca96ba7a583b20
font_01_sfnt_off00005df8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x5DF8 18988 bytes
SHA-256: c91385222d36a947d3be30eb27485a4efa68f443f62ed41846c800c63ed9c478