Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 44d7d38619643a7a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.7 KB Created: 2021-06-26 12:22:18 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-31
MD5: 579732d66b41c5b5f8cb7e2cbf997e11 SHA-1: 9b7e6fcb3817cfcb77e19a085d5d786df9488057 SHA-256: 44d7d38619643a7ab3a5bda1b43c1564522c4098e6460b655e8b1f9db264c1c7
200 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF contains multiple links to known malicious redirectors, specifically advertising 'Roblox hacks' and 'free generators'. The document body and heuristics indicate a lure for game-related cheats, likely to download a second-stage payload or phish for user credentials. The presence of embedded URLs and the ML classifier's high confidence score support this assessment.

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.
  • Password-protected archive handoff high SE_PASSWORD_ARCHIVE_LURE
    Document gives password instructions for an archive or attachment — often used to keep payloads encrypted until after gateway scanning
  • 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/roblox-hack-top-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.smknesbu.sch.id/repository/roblox-troll-outfits-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.smknesbu.sch.id/repository/hacked-roblox-game_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.smknesbu.sch.id/repository/games-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.smknesbu.sch.id/repository/being-hacked-in-roblox-tofuu_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.smknesbu.sch.id/repository/como-sacar-buen-puntaje-en-juego-coin-master-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.smknesbu.sch.id/repository/roblox-free-robux-no-password_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.smknesbu.sch.id/repository/hack-roblox-volar_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.smknesbu.sch.id/repository/roblox-cheats-for-ios_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.smknesbu.sch.id/repository/how-do-people-hack-roblox-servers_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.smknesbu.sch.id/repository/free-robux-no-verification-and-no-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.smknesbu.sch.id/repository/roblox-cheats-for-robux-xbox-one_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.smknesbu.sch.id/repository/how-to-get-free-admin-in-roblox-games_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.smknesbu.sch.id/repository/hack-midoriya-full-cowl-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.smknesbu.sch.id/repository/how-do-you-get-roblox-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.smknesbu.sch.id/repository/roblox-how-to-get-free-dominus-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.smknesbu.sch.id/repository/free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.smknesbu.sch.id/repository/how-to-get-minecraft-bedrock-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.smknesbu.sch.id/repository/minecraft-free-minecoins_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.smknesbu.sch.id/repository/robux-hack-tools_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.smknesbu.sch.id/repository/free-roblox-accounts-with-robux-2021_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_off00002ff1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2FF1 22912 bytes
SHA-256: 351cc98ab29b6d5b9d7686e8fe601d059b57077230a63dc37457455b18534a63
font_01_sfnt_off00006333.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6333 18832 bytes
SHA-256: 235d84be6d7e80e8d04fd20b053f2410c52bd1a6b2aacd68008ac36fa4c58c54