Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1ed5322205f6e536…

MALICIOUS

PDF

46.3 KB Created: 2021-05-11 14:38:38 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 7f64134fe97e6c012cd51afac64bf18c SHA-1: 36abf2c717edb77954255ee2162e2a884e6e0a60 SHA-256: 1ed5322205f6e536259b550d0f7e1d6d9c12c5106e15b0823d5f36941332c410
240 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF document employs a lure related to 'free Robux' and impersonates Facebook to trick users into clicking a link. This link leads to a malicious redirector infrastructure, likely intended to deliver a second-stage payload or phish for credentials. The presence of a fake CAPTCHA further supports the malicious intent of manipulating user interaction.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9278

Heuristics 6

  • 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
  • Brand-impersonation credential phishing lure high SE_BRAND_CREDENTIAL_PHISH
    Document impersonates a well-known consumer brand and uses account-security / verification language ('unusual activity', 'account on hold', 'verify your account') to steer the reader to a credential-harvesting link. Corroborated by: call-to-action link host does not match the impersonated brand: https://netcdn.xyz/app/431946152/how-to-get-free-robux-codes-game-hack.
  • 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.xyz/app/431946152/how-to-get-free-robux-codes-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.js100.com/uploads/ckeditor/files/free-robux-promo-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.js100.com/uploads/ckeditor/files/coin-master-free-link-spin_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.js100.com/uploads/ckeditor/files/buxblast-com-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.js100.com/uploads/ckeditor/files/free-roblox-shirt-templates_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.js100.com/uploads/ckeditor/files/free-spin-gratis-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.js100.com/uploads/ckeditor/files/coin-master-daily-free-spins-link-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.js100.com/uploads/ckeditor/files/how-to-get-free-robux-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.js100.com/uploads/ckeditor/files/coin-master-daily-free-spins-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.js100.com/uploads/ckeditor/files/cool-free-roblox-outfits_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.js100.com/uploads/ckeditor/files/free-robux-no-verification-or-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.js100.com/uploads/ckeditor/files/hacked-roblox-game_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.js100.com/uploads/ckeditor/files/free-minecraft-bedrock-server_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.js100.com/uploads/ckeditor/files/free-robux-no-human-verification-or-survey-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.js100.com/uploads/ckeditor/files/how-to-get-free-robux-for-real_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.js100.com/uploads/ckeditor/files/how-to-hack-coin-master-computer_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.js100.com/uploads/ckeditor/files/roblox-hack-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.js100.com/uploads/ckeditor/files/how-to-change-username-on-roblox-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.js100.com/uploads/ckeditor/files/free-robux-com-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.js100.com/uploads/ckeditor/files/free-robux-gen_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.js100.com/uploads/ckeditor/files/how-to-hack-and-get-free-robux_GM431946152.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
font_00_sfnt_off00004942.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x4942 27368 bytes
SHA-256: 003e3b53ba548b155725662b81b391890b32628a094c0a0f3b89dae178dfd8d9
font_01_sfnt_off000087f4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x87F4 2844 bytes
SHA-256: baad2f3f6808f4af03fa9398e38c580c8d846f7f773a947d8cc1f39b2753d31a
font_02_sfnt_off000091b5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x91B5 18456 bytes
SHA-256: 647704a1f8ac96c456e26df3796ee2ada4959e42324ca69004a5f2968b1e2bf7