Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a7297a0af9252552…

MALICIOUS

PDF

46.4 KB Created: 2021-06-03 17:05:25 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: 52a4ecf6402c57f0128dc1db783539a2 SHA-1: da3496bd4cd38d7b1a35dc59e0fe99e8d400089e SHA-256: a7297a0af925255238c9528a9f5b9be5ff4d0e3e5c100f0476f2adde11e062cc
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links that redirect to a known malicious domain, masquerading as a 'Roblox Hack Unlimited Robux' generator. The heuristic firings and the embedded URL strongly indicate a phishing or redirection attack designed to lure users to a malicious site. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF structure itself facilitates the malicious redirection.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9832

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.online/app/431946152/roblox-hack-unlimited-robux-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.marshlands.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-spins-coin-master-hack-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.marshlands.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-attacks-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.marshlands.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pokemon-go-free-balls_GM1094591345.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.marshlands.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-roblox-accounts-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.marshlands.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-windows-10-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.marshlands.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-not-fake_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.marshlands.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-jailbreak-hack-download_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.marshlands.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-april-fools-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.marshlands.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-minecraft-server-hosting-24-7_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.marshlands.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-no-anti-bot-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.marshlands.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.marshlands.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-live_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.marshlands.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-make-a-minecraft-server-for-free-java_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.marshlands.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-many-free-spin-links-is-there-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.marshlands.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-win-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.marshlands.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/earn-free-robux-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.marshlands.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/80-free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.marshlands.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/can-you-get-free-robux-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.marshlands.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-gift-card-codes-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.marshlands.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-do-you-get-free-robux-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
stream_004_off00005496.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x5496 25824 bytes
SHA-256: 61d275331c4a6c708073e83b8e78686c48644ed67d87275c874890081ae1b45f
font_01_sfnt_off00009057.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x9057 19168 bytes
SHA-256: c229ae85f225584a05b8ae3a5d05ef5eb919d65508796bcf435d04f59e516df3