Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 56e706ac17f9db90…

MALICIOUS

PDF

44.7 KB Created: 2021-05-14 12:18:03 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-20
MD5: 1c5c126c3b968521168e9973614ddb1f SHA-1: 9ca7c5d39f8a5b1f4d9899948b38eae0ad89c845 SHA-256: 56e706ac17f9db900fb90f9d79832130e31aff9c6700628a1292031bbb82c53a
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains multiple links to known malicious redirectors, specifically advertising 'free generators' and 'game hacks' for popular games. The primary link directs to a Roblox-related lure. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links strongly suggest a phishing or scam attempt, likely leading to further malicious content or malware downloads. The presence of a visual download button heuristic further supports a lure-based attack.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9632

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/roblox-avatar-editor-free-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.ankitabrushes.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/25-free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ankitabrushes.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/get-free-robux-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ankitabrushes.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spins-coin-master-without-survey_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ankitabrushes.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-coins-for-planet-master-game_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ankitabrushes.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spin-online-tool-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ankitabrushes.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-2021-android_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ankitabrushes.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-robux-for-free-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ankitabrushes.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/rewards-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ankitabrushes.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-no-human-verification-or-survey-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ankitabrushes.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/worst-roblox-avatars_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ankitabrushes.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hacks-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ankitabrushes.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-glitch_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ankitabrushes.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-today-daily-links_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ankitabrushes.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/earn-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ankitabrushes.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-private-server-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ankitabrushes.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/rbl-gg-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ankitabrushes.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator-no-survey-no-download-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ankitabrushes.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/hacks-for-minecraft-bedrock_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ankitabrushes.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/buy-robux-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ankitabrushes.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/apk-coin-master-hack_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_off0000479f.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x479F 24748 bytes
SHA-256: 0c11479c1ce90a2ca39e25db7ca70227a129b302708e2da0a35f5062790565d8
font_01_sfnt_off000080e8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x80E8 2824 bytes
SHA-256: 94c1b019735d7e491765340abe50b2897410e2ec65ecf141c08bd9f2220897c4
font_02_sfnt_off00008a96.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8A96 18688 bytes
SHA-256: df5bcc24373e296ec4817c651a2102fa03399b65c3de23d7ceb8af082f98641c