Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3b4e65bf37667113…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.4 KB Created: 2021-06-25 07:15:01 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: eadb1a5324f0b57050f8994c4342f9a8 SHA-1: 963f4e81077532f7b50df853d4e8e6174cfef052 SHA-256: 3b4e65bf37667113e0c27bc674565b902ae7cf68a4729a73e6b0a00daaef0e1b
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple embedded URLs that redirect to a known malicious infrastructure, specifically advertising 'free generator / game hack' lures. The document body and heuristics indicate a clear intent to trick users into clicking these links, likely leading to further malicious content or downloads. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF's structure and linked content strongly suggest a social engineering attack.

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/how-to-get-more-robux-roblox-hack-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/earn-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/roblox-com-redeem_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/robux-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/robux-for-free-no-human-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/http-coin-master-hack-club_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/coin-master-spin-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/mcpe-116_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/como-usar-hacks-en-cualquier-juego-de-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/free-robux-no-hack-no-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/free-robux-no-gift-card_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/mcpe-master-hack-coin-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/how-long-is-the-minecraft-free-trial_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/coin-master-400-spin-link-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/free-robux-giveaway-live-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/coinmaster-blogspot_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/hexus-roblox-free-download_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/coin-master-hack-xyz-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/coin-master-game-2021-free-spin-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/is-minecraft-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/hack-roblox-zackbobsqarepants_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_off000031ba.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x31BA 22820 bytes
SHA-256: 36f53e2c601e5a7e8f6710c82d1afb4e757e23e0191073ed2165933b40e505aa
font_01_sfnt_off000064c8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x64C8 19260 bytes
SHA-256: 4507136ab3d6eace9260e1ce3fbfd3221434bbf369289fea40f2d4239c7a9cd7