Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a485f8e07f0abe14…

MALICIOUS

PDF

47.9 KB Created: 2021-06-09 06:59:44 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-31
MD5: 5ffca2c24f057f74a20df0697314eb29 SHA-1: 8bfd5ea6f8c836164e10d1383e2075e2cd3d1040 SHA-256: a485f8e07f0abe143b87a8a5f8e6fa56be4d9a6b3bc47f31972e84b99f7ede8d
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains a critical heuristic firing for a game hack redirect lure, pointing to a known malicious URL. The document body, though heavily obfuscated, contains references to 'Roblox Hack Free Robux 2021' and the malicious URL, reinforcing the lure. The ML classifier also flagged this PDF with high confidence. The primary attack vector is likely spearphishing attachment, leading to exploitation for client execution via the malicious link.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9871

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 https://netcdn.tw/app/431946152/roblox-hack-free-robux-2021-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-chip_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/coin-master-get-free-cards_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/free-robux-accounts_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/minecraft-pe-hacked-client-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/como-recuperar-una-cuenta-hackeada-de-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/coin-free-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/how-to-make-a-private-server-on-roblox-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/free-tiktok-likes-no-human-verification_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spins-2021-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/coin-master-game-hack-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/blox-supply-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-minecraft-for-free-on-chromebook_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/how-to-download-wurst_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/coin-master-for-pc-free-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/free-spin-coin-master-link-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/ways-to-get-free-robux-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/coin-master-level-3_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/coin-master-mod-version-free-download-ios_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/hack-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/minecraft-download-free-download_GM479516143.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_004_off0000559a.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x559A 28480 bytes
SHA-256: 7f7635ed3a7f213aabbc1bdcc1b0cbbcb94e10befea4f11d1b48144c26acde4a
font_01_sfnt_off00009706.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x9706 18888 bytes
SHA-256: 38ea5888834795b9063e4daafafd8f065123f7fe99f19df17880a964d569b40f