Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 484104eb43e7d81a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.4 KB Created: 2021-07-05 00:08:21 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: a50fea5a4e748e1e7ec31f1d143b78ba SHA-1: 78bafe909888c826da50d24c207f17458ed363f3 SHA-256: 484104eb43e7d81a2b36a2bb33229ccbd5146fe25bef8bbc6cce47d25df75db7
220 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple links to websites offering 'free game hacks' and 'robux generators', which are common lures for phishing or malware distribution. One critical heuristic identified a link to a known malicious redirector infrastructure, and another noted a large number of external PDF links, suggesting a link farm designed to attract traffic. No scripts were extracted from this sample, but the embedded URLs and the nature of the lures strongly indicate a malicious intent to redirect users to potentially harmful content.

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.
  • Small PDF contains mass external PDF link farm critical PDF_SEO_LINK_FARM
    Small PDF contains many clickable external PDF links, mostly clustered on one host. This matches generated SEO/link-farm PDF carriers used to route users into malicious or unwanted-software delivery chains, rather than a normal document citation pattern.
  • 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/how-to-get-free-robux-hack-2021-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://elma.mtsn8jkt.net/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-with-lucky-patcher_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elma.mtsn8jkt.net/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-hack-roblox-accounts-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elma.mtsn8jkt.net/__statics/gudangsoal/files/inject-hack-roblox-for-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elma.mtsn8jkt.net/__statics/gudangsoal/files/when-was-minecraft-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elma.mtsn8jkt.net/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-spins-coin-master-daily_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elma.mtsn8jkt.net/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-app-for-iphone_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elma.mtsn8jkt.net/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-robux-without-surveys_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elma.mtsn8jkt.net/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-no-human-verification-or-survey-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elma.mtsn8jkt.net/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-java-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elma.mtsn8jkt.net/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-free-exploits_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elma.mtsn8jkt.net/__statics/gudangsoal/files/daily-spin-coin-master-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elma.mtsn8jkt.net/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-island-tribes-vip-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elma.mtsn8jkt.net/__statics/gudangsoal/files/earn-free-robux-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elma.mtsn8jkt.net/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-make-your-own-minecraft-server-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elma.mtsn8jkt.net/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-without-human-verification-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elma.mtsn8jkt.net/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-apps-that-work_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elma.mtsn8jkt.net/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-no-downloading-apps_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elma.mtsn8jkt.net/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-2021-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elma.mtsn8jkt.net/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-hack-de-robloxdecom_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elma.mtsn8jkt.net/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-download-2021_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_off000031bc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x31BC 22488 bytes
SHA-256: e32decfd07f68947396af20240128fdc07b2333ef1ea0d9fd4de30c46bf92aa7
font_01_sfnt_off000063cd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x63CD 19556 bytes
SHA-256: f212cd4c9928ae438aa9e71512a10d010177ec0841fcd267cfedc658cf456714