Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1541846a2d62d7f0…

MALICIOUS

PDF

54.4 KB Created: 2021-06-03 03:26:11 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: dad54c2fdfa5dd226e135af017a972a0 SHA-1: b4886290a8a2dcb204d9c22b69a4696c6f90a735 SHA-256: 1541846a2d62d7f0e5dde3b34d3588b2b9efc43c3e43322c210a5bd7f7b1dbb9
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to external websites, including one identified as a malicious redirector. The document body and heuristic firings indicate a lure for 'free Robux' or game hacks, designed to entice users to click the malicious URL. The presence of embedded URLs and the nature of the lure suggest an attempt to redirect users to a site that likely hosts further malicious content or exploits.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9636

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 https://netcdn.online/app/431946152/how-to-get-free-robux-without-verification-2021-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://megapolgroup.com/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/hacked-roblox-accounts-list_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://megapolgroup.com/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-printable-roblox-images_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://megapolgroup.com/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-tiktok-likes_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://megapolgroup.com/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://megapolgroup.com/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-minecraft-java-edition-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://megapolgroup.com/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://megapolgroup.com/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-spin-hack-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://megapolgroup.com/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-download-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://megapolgroup.com/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-roblox-gift-card_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://megapolgroup.com/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-2-5-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://megapolgroup.com/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-game-android-free-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://megapolgroup.com/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-blogspot-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://megapolgroup.com/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-no-scam_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://megapolgroup.com/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-site_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://megapolgroup.com/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-do-you-hack-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://megapolgroup.com/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-real_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://megapolgroup.com/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-play-online-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://megapolgroup.com/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-minecraft-premium-account_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://megapolgroup.com/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-adopt-me-free-pets_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://megapolgroup.com/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spin-reward-links_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
stream_004_off000052bf.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x52BF 27988 bytes
SHA-256: ea5789979718fed997b4551435616bdb4c0d5efdfe42a585e6cecbd33988fa53
font_01_sfnt_off00009248.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x9248 8704 bytes
SHA-256: ddfd86c88a6b8304bc31eeb9f28c8110fac325cdacc87503bacf4ac741777490
font_02_sfnt_off0000aeb3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xAEB3 19528 bytes
SHA-256: 1b346556c7df455cb9a54b8f1a6e3f1a0bfffa2d9228fa0640c35d2bdb9db684