Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ad1a426b52f8d688…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.1 KB Created: 2021-06-28 16:41:44 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-25
MD5: e3a5fecf0108340443c88df769c7d806 SHA-1: 4bf0456e72e1cfa2f6df7504e5463cda719a723f SHA-256: ad1a426b52f8d688907c64134771c612722db1753883a695387d0f1aa70792b5
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document contains multiple embedded links that redirect to malicious infrastructure, specifically promoting 'free Robux' or game hacks. The primary lure appears to be a 'free generator / game hack' which leads to the URL http://netcdn.co/app/431946152/bxworld-free-robux-game-hack. The document's content and heuristics strongly suggest a social engineering tactic to trick users into visiting potentially harmful sites, likely for credential harvesting or further malware 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/bxworld-free-robux-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.payaljewelleryfiji.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-roblox-accounts-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.payaljewelleryfiji.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/websites-that-give-you-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.payaljewelleryfiji.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spins-coin-master-android_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.payaljewelleryfiji.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-800-robux-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.payaljewelleryfiji.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-jailbreak-cheats-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.payaljewelleryfiji.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/where-can-i-get-free-spins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.payaljewelleryfiji.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-op-minecraft-servers_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.payaljewelleryfiji.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-robux-hack-on-computer_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.payaljewelleryfiji.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-codes-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.payaljewelleryfiji.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-download-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.payaljewelleryfiji.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-free-hat-catalog_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.payaljewelleryfiji.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robux-free-android_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.payaljewelleryfiji.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-no-verification-or-downloads_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.payaljewelleryfiji.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-clothing-items-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.payaljewelleryfiji.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robux-hack-site_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.payaljewelleryfiji.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-bloxburg-money-cheat-tablr_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.payaljewelleryfiji.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator-com-roblox-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.payaljewelleryfiji.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/safe-hack-for-coin-master-android_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.payaljewelleryfiji.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/master-coin-free-spin_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.payaljewelleryfiji.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-websites-no-human-verification_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_off0000319a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x319A 21304 bytes
SHA-256: 08a44997b9a527d9882b9434a0b890c31cbe0d5410d92813f65349c96a26d867
font_01_sfnt_off00006013.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6013 19128 bytes
SHA-256: db052500536a462079e79298a67794fc36af27c737b0ce2d71fab22f1126e12b