Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 733bfe28c3fef57c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

46.5 KB Created: 2021-06-03 07:17:51 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: d748aa8fa8222fe11a551546e8f7a533 SHA-1: 6b035ab93a356e9be09f6874bd729d1654a16016 SHA-256: 733bfe28c3fef57c58c8cd4f8697987e4690de6ee79d98d5bb27122c8f1ea5ad
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple links to a known malicious redirector, disguised as a 'free Robux generator' or 'game hack'. The document body and heuristics indicate a lure designed to trick users into visiting these malicious sites, which likely serve as a gateway to further malicious content or phishing attempts. No scripts were extracted, but the embedded URLs are the primary indicators of malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9832

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.online/app/431946152/free-robux-generator-no-human-verification-or-survey-2021-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.nlcitychurch.org.hk/upload/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-without-verification-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nlcitychurch.org.hk/upload/userfiles/files/free-spin-coin-master-link-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nlcitychurch.org.hk/upload/userfiles/files/get-free-robux-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nlcitychurch.org.hk/upload/userfiles/files/free-unlimited-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nlcitychurch.org.hk/upload/userfiles/files/apps-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nlcitychurch.org.hk/upload/userfiles/files/free-spins-coin-master-daily_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nlcitychurch.org.hk/upload/userfiles/files/free-spins-and-coins-com_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nlcitychurch.org.hk/upload/userfiles/files/free-robux-no-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nlcitychurch.org.hk/upload/userfiles/files/minecraft-java-edition-redeem-code-free-2021_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nlcitychurch.org.hk/upload/userfiles/files/robux-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nlcitychurch.org.hk/upload/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-2021-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nlcitychurch.org.hk/upload/userfiles/files/roblox-free-robux-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nlcitychurch.org.hk/upload/userfiles/files/is-minecraft-free-on-ps4_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nlcitychurch.org.hk/upload/userfiles/files/worst-client_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nlcitychurch.org.hk/upload/userfiles/files/toolbox-for-minecraft-windows-10_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nlcitychurch.org.hk/upload/userfiles/files/claim-free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nlcitychurch.org.hk/upload/userfiles/files/free-robux-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nlcitychurch.org.hk/upload/userfiles/files/give-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nlcitychurch.org.hk/upload/userfiles/files/coin-master-online_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nlcitychurch.org.hk/upload/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-attack-hack_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
stream_004_off00005187.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x5187 26760 bytes
SHA-256: 9a7d212a278635ce38cb849de9e6b0b3d3154089e37e916c902a227cd605c5c7
font_01_sfnt_off00008f83.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8F83 19556 bytes
SHA-256: 3a60cdb248c638d1e974f8488a9d0c49865e0dbecbd8cc682acbe36144e2e86e