Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 27abe390158767d8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.8 KB Created: 2021-06-22 09:47:20 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-15
MD5: cf0e71a8bdb94c27644f29a1fab8597f SHA-1: 3502967367f48ba1e2f951ec71c293ed561262f3 SHA-256: 27abe390158767d8434d86421d0e43395062d02e81f10233d01546fb021ecdc6
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains a lure for 'free Robux' and 'game hacks', directing users to a malicious URL. Heuristics indicate the PDF links to known malicious redirector infrastructure and is flagged by an ML classifier. The embedded URL is the primary indicator of malicious intent, likely leading to a phishing or malware download 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/free-robux-only-1-step-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.crackleybank.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-blogspot_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.crackleybank.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/robux-hacks-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.crackleybank.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hacks-for-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.crackleybank.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/is-minecraft-dungeons-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.crackleybank.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-spins-on-coin-master-cheat_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.crackleybank.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-studio-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.crackleybank.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-roblox-followers_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.crackleybank.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-game-pack-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.crackleybank.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-easy_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.crackleybank.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-without-verification-code-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.crackleybank.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-free-roblox-card-codes-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.crackleybank.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-exe_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.crackleybank.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/village-coin_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.crackleybank.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-2021-spin-link-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.crackleybank.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-hack-no-human-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.crackleybank.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/download-coin-master-hack-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.crackleybank.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator-no-human-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.crackleybank.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/robux-prices_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.crackleybank.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/daily-coin-master-free-spin-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.crackleybank.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-2021_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_off0000309b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x309B 22192 bytes
SHA-256: 98498dc5fc75bfa847f4e64c6ad9920b9d8ba332608b2f517217571d4868f24c
font_01_sfnt_off0000621a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x621A 19356 bytes
SHA-256: 6203e8b6a616a7180bc9441a8d043da3f01388f0f459c4fdfb5ce8965eca2553