Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 cae557e1abb7ef2f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.6 KB Created: 2021-07-04 06:00:50 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 1578b059873e3fb98f408728c7cec703 SHA-1: 3dc0a911bc33570ddcf4d79b4be8d0170dad6c46 SHA-256: cae557e1abb7ef2f26bfaaf890a278401c74557986ab6769e6435dfe09047cd6
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple links, including one identified as a malicious redirector, that lead to sites offering 'free Robux' or game hacks. The primary lure appears to be a scam to drive traffic to potentially malicious websites. No scripts were extracted, but the document's structure and embedded URLs strongly suggest a phishing or scam attempt.

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.tw/app/431946152/how-to-get-free-robux-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.virajafashionista.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-roblox-code-giveaways_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.virajafashionista.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/can-u-actually-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.virajafashionista.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/tiktok-free-robux_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.virajafashionista.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-hack-bloxburg_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.virajafashionista.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.virajafashionista.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coinmaster-rewards_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.virajafashionista.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/when-was-minecraft-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.virajafashionista.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-coins--spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.virajafashionista.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robux-hack-pastebin-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.virajafashionista.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-roblox-games-without-cheat-engine-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.virajafashionista.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-windows-10-free-with-java_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.virajafashionista.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-coins-and-spins-for-coin-master-game_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.virajafashionista.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-without-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.virajafashionista.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/can-u-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.virajafashionista.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-minecraft-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.virajafashionista.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-minecraft-for-free-on-xbox-one_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.virajafashionista.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.virajafashionista.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-snacks-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.virajafashionista.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-catalog-free-items-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.virajafashionista.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/50-free-spins-coin-master_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_off00003068.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x3068 22320 bytes
SHA-256: 6d79783d12d3733a212d20e0b78a486274399c1a60316febadb9f45a8d46cb1c
font_01_sfnt_off0000621a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x621A 18984 bytes
SHA-256: b02f235e187ca63825268846ce24859b9c73d6f06522f0e44481555b58ecada8