Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3ad9280f265aa958…

MALICIOUS

PDF

45.6 KB Created: 2021-06-11 11:13:21 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-20
MD5: 3414a2433c50c3f7e0ebe039ecaa1ae8 SHA-1: 4041a84df2a3cb6195e8480af73135db6abaabeb SHA-256: 3ad9280f265aa95820f2e12f4837e028960c62fb5f78e399c09e792da68abf96
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple embedded URLs that lead to a malicious redirector, disguised as a generator for game currency or hacks. The document body and heuristics indicate a lure for free game items, which is a common social engineering tactic. The presence of embedded URLs and the nature of the lure strongly suggest a phishing or scam attempt, likely delivered as a spearphishing attachment.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9864

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.tw/app/431946152/free-roblox-gift-card-codes-that-work-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.solararabialtd.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/download-tiktok-for-free_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.solararabialtd.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-just-click_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.solararabialtd.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-roblox-accounts-with-robux-that-work-not-banned_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.solararabialtd.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-tool-without-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.solararabialtd.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-earn_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.solararabialtd.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/i-want-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.solararabialtd.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-fast-and-easy_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.solararabialtd.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-spins-for-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.solararabialtd.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-scam-uncopylocked_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.solararabialtd.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/get-free-robux-without-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.solararabialtd.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-roblox-promo-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.solararabialtd.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-websites-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.solararabialtd.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robloxheroxyz-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.solararabialtd.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-roblox-glasses_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.solararabialtd.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-for-android_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.solararabialtd.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/hack-roblox-gs-co_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.solararabialtd.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-free-skin_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.solararabialtd.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-hack-2021_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.solararabialtd.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-android-no-root_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.solararabialtd.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-bypass-cheat-engine-64-on-roblox_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
stream_004_off000050e5.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x50E5 26340 bytes
SHA-256: d8d77101ba46c1ac765fb98f650c2997fd1b03e2be50522feb7593d58baa787d
font_01_sfnt_off00008d2a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8D2A 19108 bytes
SHA-256: b2a6c842e4bc2ecd4156293d3bc6ef09bb6b947b362c9c05f7a9b6c53e1d13fe