Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 553883e829242b45…

MALICIOUS

PDF

44.3 KB Created: 2021-05-15 14:38:33 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-14
MD5: b6f7a7c596ecfe9062cf213815519f7b SHA-1: 2da00d71acc1db066fb860ad9da07f3fa1a2144d SHA-256: 553883e829242b45d2a2caabb004254e59f788fea9a9ad0ea172cc47a2c90c9e
200 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple links to external websites, including a known malicious redirector, under the guise of providing game hacks and free currency. The document body and heuristics indicate a lure for potentially malicious content, possibly an archive requiring a password, which is a common tactic to bypass security filters. No scripts were extracted, but the embedded URLs and the nature of the lure suggest a phishing or malware distribution attempt.

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 https://netcdn.xyz/app/431946152/how-to-hack-roblox-accounts-2021-easy-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.salcsinstallations.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/robux-free-promo-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.salcsinstallations.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-spin-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.salcsinstallations.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-dominus-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.salcsinstallations.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-can-u-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.salcsinstallations.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/real-robux-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.salcsinstallations.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-roblox-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.salcsinstallations.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-no-human-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.salcsinstallations.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-group-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.salcsinstallations.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-weird_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.salcsinstallations.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/robux-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.salcsinstallations.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.salcsinstallations.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-do-i-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.salcsinstallations.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-hack-unlimited-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.salcsinstallations.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-script_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.salcsinstallations.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lazyblox-com-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.salcsinstallations.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-a-minecraft-server_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.salcsinstallations.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-stuff_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.salcsinstallations.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/earn-free-robux-for-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.salcsinstallations.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/is-minecraft-free-on-mac_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.salcsinstallations.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/https-rbx-place-rewards_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
stream_003_off00004d7f.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4D7F 25888 bytes
SHA-256: a82ad05f6ee5948edf6c1a336f63feb6baef71554b1fde2e379b718018f6ac8d
font_01_sfnt_off0000880e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x880E 19172 bytes
SHA-256: 0a4c192dd0d49b475d670e2028b2e3d9bc88486e58824ff416e2d46c0acce708