Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c53c0ce97577c7a1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

45.8 KB Created: 2021-06-01 17:56:06 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: 18eb22d60c7d2aa29e66f07a586fecb9 SHA-1: a9dd84025c350c606eee647f1fc8486725b60eca SHA-256: c53c0ce97577c7a1b88063747bb4140edcd984d6f5a6022c2dee8fa680a14958
220 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple links to external websites, including a known malicious redirector, under the guise of game hacks. The heuristic firings indicate that this PDF is designed to lure users to malicious infrastructure. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links suggest an attempt to redirect users to potentially malicious content or downloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9864

Heuristics 5

  • 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.
  • Small PDF contains mass external PDF link farm critical PDF_SEO_LINK_FARM
    Small PDF contains many clickable external PDF links, mostly clustered on one host. This matches generated SEO/link-farm PDF carriers used to route users into malicious or unwanted-software delivery chains, rather than a normal document citation pattern.
  • 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/roblox-weight-lifting-simulater-hacks-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.imparadigitale.it/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-account-for-roblox-with-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.imparadigitale.it/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/minecraft-free-app_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.imparadigitale.it/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-be-a-hacker-in-roblox-prison-life_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.imparadigitale.it/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/mm2-hacking-vim-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.imparadigitale.it/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/hacking-roblox-assain_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.imparadigitale.it/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/roblox-high-school-for-free-to-play_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.imparadigitale.it/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-download-minecraft-for-free-on-pc_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.imparadigitale.it/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/coin-master-daily-free-spins-link-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.imparadigitale.it/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/robux-free-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.imparadigitale.it/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/minecraft-mobile-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.imparadigitale.it/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-get-free-likes-on-tiktok_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.imparadigitale.it/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/minecraft-education-edition-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.imparadigitale.it/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-robux-hack-no-verification-no-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.imparadigitale.it/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/coin-master-daily-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.imparadigitale.it/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/roblox-2021-hack-attack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.imparadigitale.it/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-robux-websites-that-actually-work-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.imparadigitale.it/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-roblox-jailbreak-vip-server_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.imparadigitale.it/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/hack-para-counter-blox-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.imparadigitale.it/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-roblox-jailbreak-vip-server-link-desc_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.imparadigitale.it/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/coin-master-hack-without-verification-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
stream_004_off00005120.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x5120 26008 bytes
SHA-256: 9b381abe7354550404016f67b8da468048b29246d31d9b1adce6c37f982e6db4
font_01_sfnt_off00008d1c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8D1C 19456 bytes
SHA-256: 6db800fcbc5dafc9f906fcd4e735edeabf9787a85503a5674523f85c2fcc747a