Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 45c05ceca1a9c2df…

MALICIOUS

PDF

46.2 KB Created: 2021-05-15 07:39:59 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-31
MD5: 2aceeecebd191c9099e83c83b8ce346c SHA-1: fb5383330f77feb5d0c77f0ff2a40f0a67899a84 SHA-256: 45c05ceca1a9c2df9d5df2f6a4c6e50c04e0993f73ab33d18cde083cd020df32
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to known malicious redirectors and infrastructure, specifically promoting 'free Robux' or game hacks. The heuristic firings confirm the presence of malicious redirector links and a lure for game hacks. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links suggest an attempt to redirect the user to a site that may host further malicious content or phishing forms.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9432

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.xyz/app/431946152/free-robux-by-watching-ads-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.gotsolution.se/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/is-it-possible-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gotsolution.se/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator-no-human-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gotsolution.se/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-game_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gotsolution.se/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gotsolution.se/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-app-real_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gotsolution.se/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/easy-ways-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gotsolution.se/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/fan-page-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gotsolution.se/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-easy-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gotsolution.se/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-kid-friendly-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gotsolution.se/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-minecraft-education-edition_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gotsolution.se/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spin-coin-master-link-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gotsolution.se/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robux-free-co_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gotsolution.se/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-games-like-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gotsolution.se/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-without-verifying-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gotsolution.se/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-without-human-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gotsolution.se/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-cheat-deutsch_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gotsolution.se/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/rblx-gg-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gotsolution.se/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-online-minecraft-server_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gotsolution.se/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-army-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gotsolution.se/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/hack-coins-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
stream_003_off00004ce8.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4CE8 24228 bytes
SHA-256: 1e4e69e4156309adf3755471349f8acd4a7013764bf06c00a0ba90ff6a69ce7a
font_01_sfnt_off0000848a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x848A 2824 bytes
SHA-256: bd082aa73fbb1a8b3bd2e5c998d3d8e31d1dfc71ea36f846af746f69a0d2ab7f
font_02_sfnt_off00008e3d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8E3D 19472 bytes
SHA-256: 06b7c2c04a08988b26013261e09f65c94c24f523f4ae9df4e6f4943f7c42b6f1