Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9a69c5d0d5502875…

MALICIOUS

PDF

36.2 KB Created: 2021-06-29 22:47:59 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-29
MD5: e4437165a6934bb199a385da538bcf6a SHA-1: da339c9a9213dce57a3b31faa1be0fc56ad5200e SHA-256: 9a69c5d0d550287545c92fcf142fef3151c34ba581679e7319f9a297649a386d
220 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious Link

The PDF contains numerous links, including a critical malicious redirector, designed to lure users into clicking for free Robux or game hacks. The document body and heuristics indicate a scam or phishing attempt to drive traffic to potentially malicious sites. No scripts were extracted, but the embedded URLs and link farm structure are strong indicators of a malicious lure.

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.co/app/431946152/25-000-free-robux-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://5dollarslogo.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-robux-on-phone_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://5dollarslogo.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://5dollarslogo.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/games-on-roblox-where-you-win-a-free-rixe_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://5dollarslogo.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-coin-master-using-es-filer_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://5dollarslogo.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-change-roblox-username-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://5dollarslogo.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-games-that-give-you-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://5dollarslogo.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-bucks-hack-deutsch_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://5dollarslogo.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lazyblocks-com-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://5dollarslogo.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-do-you-get-free-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://5dollarslogo.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/100-free-spins-for-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://5dollarslogo.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-roblox-hacks-in-ro-ghoul_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://5dollarslogo.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-coin-master-spin_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://5dollarslogo.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-skin-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://5dollarslogo.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-today-instagram_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://5dollarslogo.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-expire-items-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://5dollarslogo.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bux-gg-robux-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://5dollarslogo.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://5dollarslogo.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/the-best-hacker-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://5dollarslogo.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-aand-true-ways-to-get-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://5dollarslogo.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/cheat-engine-roblox-edit-values_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_off00003478.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x3478 22948 bytes
SHA-256: b7090ad58fc1038fad91326f2fa829dc993cf11345e8f7502fa20bca803d0c65
font_01_sfnt_off00006811.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6811 19144 bytes
SHA-256: f1e2572a3d7ed58ca8780293b8c595060f6ff587ce3f11a06c50beca6044e2ed