Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 bd91e5d718013f9b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

43.4 KB Created: 2021-05-16 18:01:52 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-22
MD5: 3ae8288803d6f42dd763af63f069f5ad SHA-1: 650d01f5c9fc38142f5cbe3e73866507220f0797 SHA-256: bd91e5d718013f9b6fea00c477ad9c9a01f464e145d21ed36ba340e63dcff9a0
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links, including one pointing to a known malicious redirector infrastructure at `https://netcdn.xyz/app/431946152/free-robux-no-human-verification-or-survey-2021-game-hack`. This URL is presented as a lure for 'free Robux' or 'game hacks', indicating a social engineering tactic to trick users into downloading further malicious content. The presence of embedded links and the ML classifier's high confidence score support this assessment.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9969

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.xyz/app/431946152/free-robux-no-human-verification-or-survey-2021-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.fotokad.ae/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-back-accessories-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.fotokad.ae/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-no-human-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.fotokad.ae/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-app-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.fotokad.ae/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hacks-no-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.fotokad.ae/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/lazyblox-com-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.fotokad.ae/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-hack-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.fotokad.ae/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.fotokad.ae/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-coins-and-spins-for-coin-master-game_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.fotokad.ae/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/mistplay-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.fotokad.ae/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-spin-hack-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.fotokad.ae/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-coin-master-coins-and-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.fotokad.ae/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-no-human-verification-or-survey-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.fotokad.ae/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/real-coin-master-hacks_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.fotokad.ae/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-coins-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.fotokad.ae/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/2021-free-spins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.fotokad.ae/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-do-you-hack-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.fotokad.ae/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/lazyblocks-com-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.fotokad.ae/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-spins-on-coin-master-iphone_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.fotokad.ae/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/hack-coin-master-apk-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.fotokad.ae/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-monster_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
stream_003_off00004c9c.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4C9C 24032 bytes
SHA-256: 19218983a0a34365de5abc666884904210c1bda3e3d52504a4cdab75e406dce7
font_01_sfnt_off0000836f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x836F 19556 bytes
SHA-256: 08b2a18d96b3566ec838f0e87c4bb916e955b8f8af04b9064418114d078945b8