Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b8ffde85ce5fc6e8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.3 KB Created: 2021-07-04 11:10:48 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-23
MD5: c076fb53defa217f7a08f76c242200fb SHA-1: cf2c90eabd1d0fb42d53cf6556ae688d5c2cfa3a SHA-256: b8ffde85ce5fc6e8cfa716321376df0d0b2afb5cf1c8c10085926d6ef9145ea3
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple links to a known malicious redirector, disguised as a 'free generator / game hack' lure. The document body explicitly mentions 'Free Robux With No Verification' and includes the malicious URL, indicating a phishing attempt to trick users into visiting a potentially harmful site. No scripts were extracted, but the presence of embedded URLs and the redirector heuristic strongly suggest a phishing or scam campaign.

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.tw/app/431946152/free-robux-with-no-verification-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://mountainholidaytreks.com/userfiles/files/www-robux-us_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mountainholidaytreks.com/userfiles/files/exploit-roblox-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mountainholidaytreks.com/userfiles/files/coin-master-34-4-free-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mountainholidaytreks.com/userfiles/files/descargar-hack-para-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mountainholidaytreks.com/userfiles/files/roblox-free-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mountainholidaytreks.com/userfiles/files/minecraft-realms-free-trial_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mountainholidaytreks.com/userfiles/files/free-robux-websites-that-actually-work-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mountainholidaytreks.com/userfiles/files/how-to-get-minecraft-windows-10-for-free-with-java_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mountainholidaytreks.com/userfiles/files/roblox-retail-tycoon-xbox-one-cheats_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mountainholidaytreks.com/userfiles/files/free-roblox-chaser-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mountainholidaytreks.com/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-version-apk-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mountainholidaytreks.com/userfiles/files/robux-hack-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mountainholidaytreks.com/userfiles/files/free-minecraft-com_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mountainholidaytreks.com/userfiles/files/free-coin-master-spins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mountainholidaytreks.com/userfiles/files/how-to-make-a-server-in-minecraft-java-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mountainholidaytreks.com/userfiles/files/roblox-promo-codes-generator-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mountainholidaytreks.com/userfiles/files/coin-master-game-hunters-club_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mountainholidaytreks.com/userfiles/files/freerobuxhack-us-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mountainholidaytreks.com/userfiles/files/free-case-code-for-arsenal-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mountainholidaytreks.com/userfiles/files/free-spins-coin-master-october-17-2021_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_off00003185.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x3185 22460 bytes
SHA-256: 970d9430739d30aafd04b06c25ff2a595d930293f520cce845038a5b5ac80436
font_01_sfnt_off000063e1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x63E1 19436 bytes
SHA-256: 152779ac3709d5a43144f85cc286cfc78713a2961a87782e1bc06cce99e4fdaa