Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d1fa86b6b07007e9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

49.7 KB Created: 2021-06-03 06:02:32 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: b2343dc6c0f66d937057c06bcd4c13b8 SHA-1: 384be8fee85b2b4e1cb86bc3709fc8dd98d4237b SHA-256: d1fa86b6b07007e930bd6915e9f30f1cdbe5c1dc4f2da12439d3ee186777093c
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple links that redirect to malicious infrastructure, specifically advertising 'free Robux' and 'game hacks'. The heuristic firings confirm these links point to known malicious redirectors and a lure for game-related scams. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links suggest an attempt to trick the user into navigating to a potentially harmful website, likely for credential harvesting or malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9871

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 https://netcdn.online/app/431946152/free-robux-generator-2021-no-survey-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/links-to-get-free-spins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/minecraft-free-download-android-apk-014-0_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-coin-master-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/real-robux-generator-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-roblox-passwords_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/pubg-uc-qiymtlri_GM1330123889.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-gold-cards-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/roblox-trolling_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/wahoogaming-co-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-robux-without-any-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/how-to-hack-a-roblox-account-easy_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-robux-no-human-verify_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/robloxhacks_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/how-to-get-robux-easy_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-daily-free-spins-haktuts_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/wurst-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/how-to-get-verified-on-tiktok-for-free_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-unlimited-coins-hack-apk-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-free-spin-and-coins-links-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/best-free-minecraft-hacked-client_GM479516143.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_off00005395.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x5395 33200 bytes
SHA-256: 875f52d043085361780957c5ee8fa01fdbb40ef242b613f8961ef1343bf770ff
font_01_sfnt_off00009d75.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x9D75 19044 bytes
SHA-256: 6a3befe032ce85dfab02daa9542f37d979e32cd852f1a969db8cf02301732b57