Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 588e5fede4d780a9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.2 KB Created: 2021-07-06 05:08:52 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-31
MD5: bd1193aae04df1384e06c42d25648c09 SHA-1: fbee82b81357b03f4d915bd915ba200392a242eb SHA-256: 588e5fede4d780a93f89d70979b3799d2bb5d29f73e404845472e6cac84fd22e
220 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links to external sites, many of which are identified as malicious redirectors or part of a link farm designed to attract traffic. The document body and heuristics indicate a lure for 'free Robux' or game hacks, aiming to trick users into visiting these sites. 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.
  • 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/free-robux-today-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://web.smkn1indramayu.sch.id/e-lib/repository/roblox-hack-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://web.smkn1indramayu.sch.id/e-lib/repository/how-to-git-free-privert-servers-in-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://web.smkn1indramayu.sch.id/e-lib/repository/tiktok-free-song_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://web.smkn1indramayu.sch.id/e-lib/repository/coin-master-free-spins-link-october-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://web.smkn1indramayu.sch.id/e-lib/repository/minecraft-hack-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://web.smkn1indramayu.sch.id/e-lib/repository/what-is-a-minecraft-client_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://web.smkn1indramayu.sch.id/e-lib/repository/coin-master-free-spin-link-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://web.smkn1indramayu.sch.id/e-lib/repository/free-robux-no-human-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://web.smkn1indramayu.sch.id/e-lib/repository/promo-codes-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://web.smkn1indramayu.sch.id/e-lib/repository/coin-master-hack-using-lucky-patcher_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://web.smkn1indramayu.sch.id/e-lib/repository/como-tener-robux-gratis-2021-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://web.smkn1indramayu.sch.id/e-lib/repository/free-links-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://web.smkn1indramayu.sch.id/e-lib/repository/free-roblox-characters_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://web.smkn1indramayu.sch.id/e-lib/repository/boost9-com-roblox-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://web.smkn1indramayu.sch.id/e-lib/repository/how-to-get-free-spins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://web.smkn1indramayu.sch.id/e-lib/repository/archery-master-3d-apk-and-mod-free-download-unlimited-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://web.smkn1indramayu.sch.id/e-lib/repository/minecraft-windows-10-code-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://web.smkn1indramayu.sch.id/e-lib/repository/coin-master-free-spins-link-no-verification-code_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://web.smkn1indramayu.sch.id/e-lib/repository/hacks-for-minecraft-bedrock_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://web.smkn1indramayu.sch.id/e-lib/repository/how-do-i-get-free-robux_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_off00002ffc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2FFC 21916 bytes
SHA-256: a3170e8839ca574fe57388236b3a82a4a2d75830062f00aff04d2dec09e0c683
font_01_sfnt_off0000607f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x607F 19072 bytes
SHA-256: 46cfca18e06d620ca18af6b576997b97068e9f2425fa6aacc62e6f72c392fa15