Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c56225103e5b1eed…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.1 KB Created: 2021-06-27 03:26:39 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-15
MD5: 31bf63e2dadb144e318b429a33e669bd SHA-1: 8a09cf6175e1b6c14da5ae1b8b954be8acea6e64 SHA-256: c56225103e5b1eedd294c51802d29df45a816b639fd71af4fd83afb0ed62240d
220 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links disguised as generators for game hacks and free currency, such as 'free robux' and 'coin master spins'. One critical heuristic identified a malicious redirector link, and another noted a mass external PDF link farm. The document body confirms the lure, presenting titles related to game hacks and generators.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

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 http://netcdn.co/app/431946152/how-to-hack-roblox-jailbreak-2021-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://jpschoolnewdelhi.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jpschoolnewdelhi.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-kid-friendly-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jpschoolnewdelhi.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-15-free-spin-link-of-last-5-days_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jpschoolnewdelhi.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-hacks-on-minecraft_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jpschoolnewdelhi.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/will-minecraft-dungeons-be-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jpschoolnewdelhi.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-boost-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jpschoolnewdelhi.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/hacks-para-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jpschoolnewdelhi.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-spins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jpschoolnewdelhi.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-college-textbooks-tiktok_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jpschoolnewdelhi.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/sites-for-free-spins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jpschoolnewdelhi.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-game-hack-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jpschoolnewdelhi.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-hack-download_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jpschoolnewdelhi.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-no-human-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jpschoolnewdelhi.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-do-u-get-free-robux-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jpschoolnewdelhi.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-codes-generator-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jpschoolnewdelhi.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-coin-master-spin-generator_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jpschoolnewdelhi.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-sign-in-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jpschoolnewdelhi.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-free-robux-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jpschoolnewdelhi.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-tiktok-followers-without-verification_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jpschoolnewdelhi.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robux-cash-cheat_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_off00003132.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x3132 22312 bytes
SHA-256: 981e9e65f983584a05c26c4d604a28abea6746cc01031d6cea7e3542b9240170
font_01_sfnt_off00006293.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6293 19508 bytes
SHA-256: 384bd877e73e05f0aad341199a6fad679811b535ee0ff160d19985798839f0ab