Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d255e92d5a8626be…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.7 KB Created: 2021-06-29 01:52:50 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: c8d7f7ed420593731dda1b742d993596 SHA-1: 529aad1139fc338ec2bb6d802acfc9728f7a12c0 SHA-256: d255e92d5a8626be92794b972bdb60692b40035c9ac19b83afc378c682a173d2
220 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains numerous links designed to lure users into clicking on what appear to be game hacks and generators. Several heuristics indicate that these links lead to malicious redirectors and a large SEO link farm, suggesting a phishing or scam campaign. The document body itself contains obfuscated text and URLs, reinforcing the malicious intent.

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/roblox-cheat-codes-for-robux-2021-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.arabianlasdiamond.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/hack-coin-master-game-apk-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.arabianlasdiamond.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-minecraft-server-hosting-with-plugins_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.arabianlasdiamond.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-without-verification-ios_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.arabianlasdiamond.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/its-free-roblox-ad-released_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.arabianlasdiamond.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-super-hacks-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.arabianlasdiamond.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-food-for-pet_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.arabianlasdiamond.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robeats-roblox-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.arabianlasdiamond.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.arabianlasdiamond.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-robux-hack-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.arabianlasdiamond.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-fly-hack_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.arabianlasdiamond.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/thebesian-get-free-robux-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.arabianlasdiamond.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-no-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.arabianlasdiamond.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-scam-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.arabianlasdiamond.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/daily-free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.arabianlasdiamond.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-without-any-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.arabianlasdiamond.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator-without-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.arabianlasdiamond.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-a-group-in-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.arabianlasdiamond.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/is-roblox-free-on-nintendo-switch_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.arabianlasdiamond.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-cheat-codes-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.arabianlasdiamond.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-hacker-us_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
stream_002_off00003186.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x3186 22916 bytes
SHA-256: abc1dbb0efad9f7889d5f09f9f2fbb93dbf734bffb3570952c6685d73b75f73d
font_01_sfnt_off000064da.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x64DA 19636 bytes
SHA-256: 959841620d78f7ed95fa05ee99e0e8be884222af7f76e37a037d566b3b75947a