Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 445bd0b5fcd0ff6e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.0 KB Created: 2021-07-06 00:57:53 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: d81dda81f826b3f4c815c86335f2aedf SHA-1: bc8c2e41625d4501ef600b49de9040d3c1d98e03 SHA-256: 445bd0b5fcd0ff6ece060cf4d90efb7bdd5e8285f3d786ee854ea190a8730cae
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple links that are flagged as malicious redirectors, specifically targeting users interested in game hacks and cheats for games like Roblox. The document body and embedded URLs strongly suggest a lure to download potentially unwanted or malicious software. While no scripts were extracted, the presence of malicious links and the nature of the lure indicate a high likelihood of a phishing or malware distribution attempt.

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.tw/app/431946152/roblox-hacks-and-cheats-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.himalassociation.org/himal/ck_image/files/roblox-free-no-account_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.himalassociation.org/himal/ck_image/files/how-to-hack-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.himalassociation.org/himal/ck_image/files/roblox-sword-blox-online-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.himalassociation.org/himal/ck_image/files/roblox-adidas-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.himalassociation.org/himal/ck_image/files/lazy-blocks-com-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.himalassociation.org/himal/ck_image/files/skin-hack-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.himalassociation.org/himal/ck_image/files/coin-master-cheats-for-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.himalassociation.org/himal/ck_image/files/hacks-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.himalassociation.org/himal/ck_image/files/hack-infinitos-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.himalassociation.org/himal/ck_image/files/minecraft-bedrock-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.himalassociation.org/himal/ck_image/files/free-printable-roblox-images_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.himalassociation.org/himal/ck_image/files/how-to-get-free-robux-codes-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.himalassociation.org/himal/ck_image/files/haktuts-coin-master-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.himalassociation.org/himal/ck_image/files/coin-master-game-free-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.himalassociation.org/himal/ck_image/files/free-games-like-minecraft_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.himalassociation.org/himal/ck_image/files/coin-master-hack-pc_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.himalassociation.org/himal/ck_image/files/free-robux-no-human-verification-or-downloading-apps_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.himalassociation.org/himal/ck_image/files/how-to-get-minecraft-for-free-on-xbox-360_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.himalassociation.org/himal/ck_image/files/free-coin-master-hacks-no-verification-or-survey_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.himalassociation.org/himal/ck_image/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-2021-today_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
font_00_sfnt_off00003180.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x3180 22368 bytes
SHA-256: 719891646fe30012570644dabfbb4af263fc5262def7a3d8a31575ceca8e1bb1
font_01_sfnt_off0000635b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x635B 19100 bytes
SHA-256: 964942e37439f8f9ab640eaa6d4c9b22aea120d806056d36c6a4670d34d844b2