Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b95a18f59f96f0c1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.0 KB Created: 2021-06-21 04:41:43 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-20
MD5: 7b5b849146dee2345cd0fe61987ce051 SHA-1: e506d9d74e029577edf721477035d1b18393dc28 SHA-256: b95a18f59f96f0c1f86f68e5addc9144ccdf0689e85175f3c6e7654f0fb21f62
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains a prominent link disguised as a "free Robux generator" that leads to known malicious redirector infrastructure. The document body and heuristics confirm the lure is for game-related cheats, a common social engineering tactic. No scripts were extracted, but the embedded URL is the primary indicator of malicious intent.

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/free-robux-generator-without-verification-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.springhead.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rbx-gg-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.springhead.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/get-free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.springhead.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-roblox-generator-for-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.springhead.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-create-a-minecraft-server-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.springhead.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.springhead.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-spin-ml-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.springhead.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-hack-all-badge-script_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.springhead.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-roblox-acc_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.springhead.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-not-a-scam_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.springhead.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/daily-free-spins-and-coins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.springhead.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-daily-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.springhead.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/hack-coin-master-no-human-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.springhead.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-spins-game-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.springhead.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-daily-spins-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.springhead.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-spins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.springhead.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/como-hackear-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.springhead.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-coin-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.springhead.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-bobux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.springhead.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/hacking-apps-for-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.springhead.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/reddit-coin-master-free-spins_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_off0000307b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x307B 22492 bytes
SHA-256: 5d333d75aa2e161ccaa61502ce2e03ad2d1d743b07dd258d1e24b40559301e0d
font_01_sfnt_off000062c7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x62C7 19436 bytes
SHA-256: d0e926b628c6de032872dc004c24afa0bd818e7bb7e50361af68be366a642f01