Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 38480143c1caf6fd…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.3 KB Created: 2021-07-05 16:33:03 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: 127020fd535929a4299ca12311f57b5f SHA-1: ec9eae82e9344968422d94b6f4b11d29c33a0ee4 SHA-256: 38480143c1caf6fd78df8fa8a7a252dc40a06430196b12b06519562ba17bffdf
220 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains numerous links designed to lure users into clicking on them by promising free Robux or game hacks. These links lead to a malicious redirector infrastructure that hosts a large number of SEO-optimized PDF files, likely as part of a link farm or to distribute further malicious content. The document's primary function appears to be directing users to this malicious web content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

Heuristics 5

  • 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.
  • Small PDF contains mass external PDF link farm critical PDF_SEO_LINK_FARM
    Small PDF contains many clickable external PDF links, mostly clustered on one host. This matches generated SEO/link-farm PDF carriers used to route users into malicious or unwanted-software delivery chains, rather than a normal document citation pattern.
  • 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.tw/app/431946152/free-robux-for-free-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/free-username-and-password-in-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/easy-way-to-get-robux-for-free-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spins-bit-ly_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/free-robux-codes-no-survey-2021-october_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/get-free-robux-no-download_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/coin-master-daily_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/roblox-ss-executor-free-v3rmillion_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-software_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/hack-coin-master-apk-32_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/hack-system-for-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/how-to-win-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/get-free-spins-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/free-roblox-accounts-with-robux-that-work-not-banned_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/www-rubux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/roblox-free-draw-script_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-minecraft-for-free-on-chromebook_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/free-coins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/free-roebucks_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/discord-roblox-cheat_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/free-robux-i-swear-to-god_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_off00003053.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x3053 22368 bytes
SHA-256: 4557ae7f4f784afe5fcb864dc0b6d85e0687f0b3dc001bf1ce6020c0ff65d8a2
font_01_sfnt_off00006225.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6225 18716 bytes
SHA-256: ae86725dd70d168e8b5a24377d7effb3bd88f81667aa3e091abc0f5759eb354b