Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a118b5b6cb9758e0…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.1 KB Created: 2021-06-18 19:10:24 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-22
MD5: a0b2b234413586b7e3f804b43a8bd686 SHA-1: 2c079834cb2dbe92c015481a412c01fb33ea6e3e SHA-256: a118b5b6cb9758e0ddaf910b4c40bcc67ca28ed566012a8491a04d5e6a0a2d90
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple links to websites that are flagged as malicious redirectors, specifically promoting 'free Robux' or game hacks. The document body and embedded URLs strongly suggest a phishing or scam attempt designed to drive traffic to these malicious sites. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the nature of the links and the heuristic firings indicate a high likelihood of malicious redirection or further payload delivery.

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.co/app/431946152/how-can-you-earn-free-robux-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://clinicamanila.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinicamanila.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-unlimited-no-wait-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinicamanila.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/mcpe-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinicamanila.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-cheat-engine-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinicamanila.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/www-roblox-com-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinicamanila.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-daily-bonus-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinicamanila.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/block-best-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinicamanila.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/earn-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinicamanila.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/promo-codes-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinicamanila.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-without-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinicamanila.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-70-spin-link-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinicamanila.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-admin-hack-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinicamanila.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-on-phone_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinicamanila.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/daily-free-spins-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinicamanila.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/robux-gainer_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinicamanila.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-without-human-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinicamanila.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-hack-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinicamanila.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-more-spins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinicamanila.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-sites-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinicamanila.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-blogspot_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
font_00_sfnt_off00002fac.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2FAC 22036 bytes
SHA-256: 0fe63aae033a5c54a27b9f5a79ed456a571496e346e963a184d5a2671f0afb5e
font_01_sfnt_off00006041.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6041 19044 bytes
SHA-256: 64dc4563b77fde3339396de80c7c699034a0d02d5711c1a544dbb5990839208c