Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ce985fda2c98163c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.4 KB Created: 2021-07-01 23:22:34 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: bf1d0e1ec775a9b445a243d3e0030927 SHA-1: 99196feb1b5483b01b1c0a368d9d14e634d95bef SHA-256: ce985fda2c98163ce73e0a2757df9a38ede927739ac284cf1d1d07d8b951fe84
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple links, including one to a known malicious redirector infrastructure, disguised as a 'free generator / game hack' lure. The document body and embedded URLs strongly suggest a social engineering attempt to trick users into visiting malicious sites, likely for credential harvesting or further malware delivery. No scripts were extracted, but the presence of malicious links and the ML classifier's high confidence indicate a high likelihood of malicious intent.

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.co/app/431946152/roblox-how-to-get-free-robux-no-hack-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://cartoriogoianira.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-maps-pe-free-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cartoriogoianira.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/robux-kaufen-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cartoriogoianira.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/games-on-roblox-that-give-you-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cartoriogoianira.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/robux-codes-real-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cartoriogoianira.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-dragon-ball-z-final-stand-zeni-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cartoriogoianira.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-shirt-templates-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cartoriogoianira.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/games-that-give-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cartoriogoianira.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/swordburst-online-roblox-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cartoriogoianira.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-minecraft-pocket-edition-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cartoriogoianira.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/can-you-make-gamepasses-for-free-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cartoriogoianira.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-today-haktuts_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cartoriogoianira.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-roblox-to-be-invincible_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cartoriogoianira.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/picture-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cartoriogoianira.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-on-ipad-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cartoriogoianira.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-clothes-on-roblox-catalog_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cartoriogoianira.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-clothes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cartoriogoianira.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/optifine-mcpe_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cartoriogoianira.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lazy-blocks-com-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cartoriogoianira.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-how-to-get-free-clothes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cartoriogoianira.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/cheat-engine-roblox-jailbreak-money_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_off0000317f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x317F 22864 bytes
SHA-256: e0ce8a5e6c1d54e876996bf66e7b01ada66374ff81595652bf217840ba918a65
font_01_sfnt_off000064d1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x64D1 19228 bytes
SHA-256: a8049c030cdb723c4f02b17754e4fd52623ec6af9be6925177d07891ea56de3d