Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 bfb54f023bd2b986…

MALICIOUS

PDF

33.6 KB Created: 2021-06-22 12:02:24 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-22
MD5: 971ccbf645300aae7e06d5368fa3e2f3 SHA-1: 93942336a84b5b03747d35ddbcf33e7dad9c7e41 SHA-256: bfb54f023bd2b98633ad01bbf7267dc2a397d4a3cc650cf2b587328673a8d751
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains a critical heuristic firing for a malicious redirector link, specifically targeting users with a lure for free Robux or game hacks. The document body and embedded URLs reinforce this theme, pointing to the malicious domain http://netcdn.co/app/431946152/how-to-get-free-robux-without-human-verification-2021-game-hack. This indicates a phishing or scam attempt designed to redirect users to potentially harmful content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9824

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/how-to-get-free-robux-without-human-verification-2021-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.christchurch-burton.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/blox-rewards_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.christchurch-burton.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/blox-supply-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.christchurch-burton.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-avatar-maker-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.christchurch-burton.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-hacker-us_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.christchurch-burton.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-give-robux-on-mobile_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.christchurch-burton.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-password-hacker_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.christchurch-burton.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-no-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.christchurch-burton.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/robux-gainer_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.christchurch-burton.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-coin-master-facebook_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.christchurch-burton.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rbx-sites_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.christchurch-burton.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pokemon-go-free-8-generation_GM1094591345.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.christchurch-burton.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.christchurch-burton.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.christchurch-burton.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/8bp-hack-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.christchurch-burton.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-coins-and-spins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.christchurch-burton.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/blox-fish-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.christchurch-burton.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/www-roblox-com-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.christchurch-burton.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-hacks-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.christchurch-burton.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/ro-ghoul-script_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.christchurch-burton.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-prison-life-hack_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_off00002d62.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2D62 21000 bytes
SHA-256: 050dcade3f5d5295fc08c29ff5c0e0e121b57c21f28204411980c5823d7f401e
font_01_sfnt_off00005af0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x5AF0 20264 bytes
SHA-256: 26aa4917e1153719256d6dd4d07c71b39b84df2f774e0169f128f53eab8dbbb8