Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e0ea3a97dfa58601…

MALICIOUS

PDF

45.3 KB Created: 2021-05-30 15:47:15 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: ac6591281d459e3d081cc896495f8fd1 SHA-1: 8cfa3c5cc9142e184bc6786047cdc665f57e0b72 SHA-256: e0ea3a97dfa58601d3fcd6977b25b74ea6f559864b5eab889d37a94ef1f0fb1e
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded links that redirect to a known malicious domain, masquerading as a game hack generator. The document body and extracted URLs reinforce this lure, aiming to trick users into visiting potentially harmful sites. While no scripts were directly extracted, the PDF structure and heuristic firings strongly suggest a phishing or redirection attempt.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9580

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.xyz/app/431946152/roblox-robux-hack-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://ilya.ro/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-robux-hack-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ilya.ro/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/coin-master-free-spins-link-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ilya.ro/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-minecraft-pe-server_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ilya.ro/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-minecraft-resource-packs_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ilya.ro/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-robux-exe_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ilya.ro/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-robux-websites-that-actually-work_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ilya.ro/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/earn-free-robux-for-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ilya.ro/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/roblox-script-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ilya.ro/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/minecraft-games-to-play-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ilya.ro/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-robux-without-human-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ilya.ro/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-get-minecraft-bedrock-edition-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ilya.ro/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-robux-generator-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ilya.ro/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-minecraft-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ilya.ro/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-robux-no-human-verification-or-survey-or-download-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ilya.ro/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-install-minecraft-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ilya.ro/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-robux-app_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ilya.ro/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/roblox36com-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ilya.ro/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-get-robux-for-free-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ilya.ro/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/minecraft-java-edition-free-trial_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ilya.ro/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-get-free-robux-on-phone_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ilya.ro/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-robux-codes-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ilya.ro/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-hack-roblox-accounts-for-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ilya.ro/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-hack-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ilya.ro/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/freer-tiktok_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ilya.ro/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-get-free-coins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ilya.ro/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/is-minecraft-free-on-ps4_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ilya.ro/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-robux-promo-codes-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ilya.ro/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/rbx-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ilya.ro/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-tiktok-video_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ilya.ro/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/minecraft-java-edition-redeem-code-free-2021_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
stream_003_off00005246.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x5246 26044 bytes
SHA-256: a1189895f8de841f63ee7019b026e2f1017564d7a3b4d12fd3bde26b9d57a678
font_01_sfnt_off00008dd3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8DD3 18320 bytes
SHA-256: fa424f86a9ddd472d540fc30f07119be4b576a9306b5f7bb82c207f2bb92a2b4