Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 282d0de8d901ebc6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.5 KB Created: 2021-06-28 10:17:26 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-15
MD5: 28fa60e25befcfb7ed3648873651ed94 SHA-1: c95c7e6ce94d410c11c0a50cd9899c546ea2e3d9 SHA-256: 282d0de8d901ebc60363e2ab2294406383266989985e2055d758a2e34f90f9f5
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple links and embedded text promoting "free Robux" and "game hacks", directly linking to a known malicious redirector. The ML classifier also flagged this PDF with high confidence. The primary attack vector appears to be luring users to click malicious links disguised as game-related content, likely leading to further malware downloads or phishing attempts.

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-place-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.biologi.fmipa.unand.ac.id/repository/free-robux-accounts_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.biologi.fmipa.unand.ac.id/repository/minecraft-mods-download-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.biologi.fmipa.unand.ac.id/repository/roblox-admin-hack-55-download_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.biologi.fmipa.unand.ac.id/repository/join-this-roblox-group-for-robux-free-landonrb_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.biologi.fmipa.unand.ac.id/repository/roblox-new-code-for-free-sword_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.biologi.fmipa.unand.ac.id/repository/cheats-for-geting-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.biologi.fmipa.unand.ac.id/repository/hacker-gamepass-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.biologi.fmipa.unand.ac.id/repository/gift-card-roblox-free-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.biologi.fmipa.unand.ac.id/repository/roblox-free-admin-hack-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.biologi.fmipa.unand.ac.id/repository/free-robux-cards-tk_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.biologi.fmipa.unand.ac.id/repository/free-roblox-clothes-list_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.biologi.fmipa.unand.ac.id/repository/doxnald-cheat-roblox-strucid_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.biologi.fmipa.unand.ac.id/repository/download-hack-in-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.biologi.fmipa.unand.ac.id/repository/free-robux-and-tix-generator-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.biologi.fmipa.unand.ac.id/repository/roblox-piano-hacks_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.biologi.fmipa.unand.ac.id/repository/cheat-codes-for-superhero-simulator-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.biologi.fmipa.unand.ac.id/repository/robux-hack-2021-proof-no-inspect-element_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.biologi.fmipa.unand.ac.id/repository/roblox-explosion-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.biologi.fmipa.unand.ac.id/repository/roblox-swordburst-2-cheats_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.biologi.fmipa.unand.ac.id/repository/roblox-pc-download-free_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_off00003057.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x3057 22408 bytes
SHA-256: 38271d282aca0e4d3f770ffbc9c5ef66c28b657a623c3c58a031ceaf417eff80
font_01_sfnt_off000061fd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x61FD 18944 bytes
SHA-256: b09bc8733bdd60a9e3d807131716c526420abed0d95e213ec937364ccfb38658