Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2ac26329d37af286…

MALICIOUS

PDF

44.1 KB Created: 2021-05-16 23:02:56 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 8fc6c86f75e0f0c4a341bea464a27f7c SHA-1: bfb19ad46be832d162e73d9aa491f5224032b3e5 SHA-256: 2ac26329d37af2864da9a6324658d6434004ac413536a4d5a032c5c625442921
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links, including one identified as a malicious redirector, which is designed to lure users to scam or malware sites. The document body and embedded links suggest a lure related to 'free Robux' or game hacks, a common social engineering tactic. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and heuristic firings indicate malicious intent through link redirection.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9976

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.xyz/app/431946152/free-robux-that-actually-works-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/easy-points-gg_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-with-no-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/hack-coin-master-game-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-a-free-minecraft-account_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-for-macbook-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-no-apps_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robux-hack-me_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-install-minecraft-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-can-you-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-minecraft-for-free-on-your-phone_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator-no-human-verification-or-survey-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coinmasterfree_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-things-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/www-roblox-com-robux-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-100-spin-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-jailbreak-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-codes-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-app-2021_GM406889139.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
stream_003_off00004a7b.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4A7B 27460 bytes
SHA-256: ffbd7041d4925f5a45faf8f75d4bc505425fd7e5423881a7334d432014103993
font_01_sfnt_off00008792.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8792 19136 bytes
SHA-256: e9e8736bed1826902485352f20294e96b644ee357cd6186db79dc9b33c578c67