Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a3cb9b185c7ab6c3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.6 KB Created: 2021-07-05 03:52:57 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-23
MD5: 7efe95caf4d3eaae8356dfd18327ecfd SHA-1: 029602a0a53418f9799d007b3fc24a27a451fdf9 SHA-256: a3cb9b185c7ab6c31bffb45da6735b113ba7f6357685580b9f8bf4089a29d821
240 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

This PDF document employs a lure related to free game currency and hacks, specifically mentioning 'Roblox'. It contains links that redirect to malicious infrastructure, impersonating brands like Microsoft. The document's structure and embedded URLs suggest it's designed to trick users into visiting potentially harmful sites, likely for credential harvesting or malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

Heuristics 6

  • 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.
  • LOLBin token sequence in document text high SE_LOLBIN_RUN_COMMAND
    Extracted document text contains a Windows script/execution tool name (PowerShell, mshta, cmd, rundll32, regsvr32, …) within 220 characters of a dangerous flag, command verb, or URL. This is a visible 'run this' instruction in HTML/PDF/RTF lure bodies, or — in macro-laden Office files — the macro's own string-pool entries appearing adjacent in extracted text.
  • Brand-impersonation credential phishing lure high SE_BRAND_CREDENTIAL_PHISH
    Document impersonates a well-known consumer brand and uses account-security / verification language ('unusual activity', 'account on hold', 'verify your account') to steer the reader to a credential-harvesting link. Corroborated by: call-to-action link host does not match the impersonated brand: http://netcdn.tw/app/431946152/how-to-get-free-robux-on-roblox-game-hack.
  • 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/how-to-get-free-robux-on-roblox-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man5bojonegoro.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-bloxburg-money-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man5bojonegoro.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-hack-roblox-robux-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man5bojonegoro.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/hack-de-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man5bojonegoro.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/cmds-roblox-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man5bojonegoro.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-shirt-promo-code-for-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man5bojonegoro.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/master-free-spins-and-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man5bojonegoro.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-spins-hack-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man5bojonegoro.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-no-verification-no-download_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man5bojonegoro.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-coin-master-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man5bojonegoro.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-premium-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man5bojonegoro.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/tiktok-free-book-download_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man5bojonegoro.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/increible-hack-de-roblox-que-funciona_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man5bojonegoro.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-spin-coin-master-link-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man5bojonegoro.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/ways-to-earn-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man5bojonegoro.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-and-coins-daily_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man5bojonegoro.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/can-u-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man5bojonegoro.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/microsoft-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man5bojonegoro.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-do-i-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man5bojonegoro.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-cards-hack-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man5bojonegoro.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/project-zero-roblox-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man5bojonIn macro / runtime command snippet
    • 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_off00002f16.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2F16 22692 bytes
SHA-256: a6b84d704e3c6da8013a521e1c264ba8cef137d3c6b55e724f8d173fd1385788
font_01_sfnt_off00006222.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6222 19056 bytes
SHA-256: 22e79bf31db193f266ad8ef0f47d1a9e736b831aec58415b80c9b2f57893c59e