Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3612abad4f553efc…

MALICIOUS

PDF

48.9 KB Created: 2021-05-12 09:30:43 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: d8a203ed15fc485b11732b6fe7fb04e0 SHA-1: 315f8b0a40c8b7749c46ffbf2be69e14f4d7bf17 SHA-256: 3612abad4f553efc537dbe2e6ae4032c784a2f8931183c9950a6d40d074618fb
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 known malicious redirector URL. The presence of embedded URLs and the ML classifier's high confidence score indicate a malicious intent to redirect users to potentially harmful content or downloads. Although no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links strongly suggest a social engineering tactic to compromise users.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9228

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/can-i-get-free-robux-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.carpetbcfyarn.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spins-for-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.carpetbcfyarn.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-pastebin_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.carpetbcfyarn.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-card-hack-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.carpetbcfyarn.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/haktuts-2021-coin-master-free-spin-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://carpetbcfyarn.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/earn-free-robux-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.carpetbcfyarn.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-gamepasses-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://carpetbcfyarn.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/is-roblox-hacked_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.carpetbcfyarn.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-clothes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://carpetbcfyarn.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/blox-world-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.carpetbcfyarn.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-20-free-spins-link-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.carpetbcfyarn.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/hack-game-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://carpetbcfyarn.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/i-want-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.carpetbcfyarn.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-easy-and-fast_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.carpetbcfyarn.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-blogspot_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.carpetbcfyarn.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-earn_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.carpetbcfyarn.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-without-surveys_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.carpetbcfyarn.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-lovenet_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://carpetbcfyarn.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-pet-treats-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://carpetbcfyarn.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-no-verification-at-all_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.carpetbcfyarn.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/get-free-spins-coin-master-link_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_003_off00004cf7.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4CF7 27724 bytes
SHA-256: b81e5544c0c985633c577cf9714775423c80ba3bdff19b88b2d9dc4732d6b071
font_01_sfnt_off00008f8b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8F8B 3992 bytes
SHA-256: 43e72e756231cfd354bd65c2ed3b09ad4eff56ad11e7f155ed2920e6bb7860dd
font_02_sfnt_off00009cb1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x9CB1 18344 bytes
SHA-256: a3821bea5d8002917ca36036ff520c3c0be187df4be91a81bd8356ddd2b369c9