Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 97d3b5b9d383e608…

MALICIOUS

PDF

43.1 KB Created: 2021-05-13 03:58:37 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-29
MD5: 3e43e835f505a0eca358f68248c3634a SHA-1: 117c4020ce70e95a6a293a84a3ac7c2e661bac30 SHA-256: 97d3b5b9d383e60829be18de94bd7e4488739c1152dc9f679ba744408ee1428a
82 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains a lure related to game hacks and free generators, directing users to external URLs. The ML classifier strongly indicates maliciousness. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URLs suggest a social engineering tactic to redirect users to potentially malicious sites that may host malware or phishing content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9971

Heuristics 4

  • PDF links to a 'free generator / game hack' redirector high 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.
  • 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
  • External URI info PDF_URI
    PDF contains an external URL action
  • 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/do-robux-generators-work-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • https://bookswithapast.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-shirt-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bookswithapast.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/mcpe-master-unlimited-coins-hack-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bookswithapast.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-spins-and-coins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bookswithapast.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/who-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bookswithapast.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/websites-that-give-you-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bookswithapast.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator-no-human-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bookswithapast.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-no-human-verify_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bookswithapast.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-robux-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bookswithapast.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bookswithapast.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-mod-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bookswithapast.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/give-me-robux-now_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bookswithapast.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-coins-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bookswithapast.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-no-verification-at-all_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bookswithapast.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-wurst-hacked-client_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bookswithapast.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rbxoffer-com-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bookswithapast.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-speed-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bookswithapast.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-hacked-version-download_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bookswithapast.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-inappropriate-games_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bookswithapast.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator-com-roblox-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bookswithapast.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-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_003_off00004b63.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4B63 25072 bytes
SHA-256: 824fa7c851ac8285e322f71d876cdff75c8dff435d7c4925d8044c1a783dda8d
font_01_sfnt_off0000849a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x849A 18716 bytes
SHA-256: 15d5fba30c8516d3beee626d2c631839e0b4c71ce55e529ab3835fe2d3af584a