Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a093923f9b8566e0…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.2 KB Created: 2021-07-04 16:41:32 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: a8bc93d6d88632feee7d69dbdc766b69 SHA-1: 03c5f123d35640ea5c06566b1fd129a8554aeacb SHA-256: a093923f9b8566e0d6ad7fb5c5fb20b2620186e27e367cdce3b34d8bdbbf8693
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains embedded links that lead to a known malicious redirector infrastructure, specifically advertising 'free Robux' or game hacks. The document body and heuristics confirm the lure is to trick users into visiting these malicious sites. No scripts were extracted, but the primary attack vector is the malicious link embedded within the PDF, likely intended to lead users to a phishing or malware download page.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

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 http://netcdn.tw/app/431946152/free-robux-hacker-us-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-free-online-games_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/cheat-engine-64-roblox-windows-8_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-commands-hack-november-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/sites-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robux-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-free-hairstyles_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-jar-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-minecraft-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-any-tycoon-on-roblox-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-roblox-on-mobile_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/hacked-text-to-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/exploit-hack-download-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/aimbot-for-roblox-cheat-engine_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robux-hacks-pastebin_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spin-coin-master-hacktoman_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-pe-015-0-apk-free-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-no-check-if-huan_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-version-ios_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-sword-fight-on-the-heights-on-roblox_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_off00003015.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x3015 22164 bytes
SHA-256: a2f3d33d136a291b26aef2fac1e445c83e990666367cb3f6ed40fba7817c3422
font_01_sfnt_off0000610a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x610A 18884 bytes
SHA-256: bfc674629a4fdfc233a3c1a19cbee54387e60bd0cdfc4a3107778b42d9fa82d8