Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e197118bbaa3d149…

MALICIOUS

PDF

42.9 KB Created: 2021-05-30 05:13:41 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: b9f2e37911890a6cc2f2c842bc261b5c SHA-1: 2358ab83ed8cfd0664bafce5ac6019ae617c8ff5 SHA-256: e197118bbaa3d149c747700aac6dcc53f75336a87cfacc45df6e7a0b21251c06
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to known malicious redirectors and lures users with promises of free game items or followers. The primary malicious link identified is https://netcdn.xyz/app/835599320/free-tiktok-followers-no-human-verification-or-survey-game-hack. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and heuristic firings indicate a high likelihood of malicious redirection, potentially leading to phishing pages or further malware downloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9966

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/835599320/free-tiktok-followers-no-human-verification-or-survey-game-hack In 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/roblox36com-free-robux_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-coin-master-spins-and-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ilya.ro/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-get-free-robux-2021-no-human-verification_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-minecraft-servers-to-join_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ilya.ro/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-robux-games-that-actually-work_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ilya.ro/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-24-7-minecraft-server_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ilya.ro/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-followers-for-tiktok_GM835599320.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/how-to-hack-roblox-accounts-for-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ilya.ro/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/coin-master-free-spin-and-coins-links-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ilya.ro/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-minecraft-skin-packs_GM479516143.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/free-spins-for-coin-master-game_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-roblox-accounts-with-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ilya.ro/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-tiktok-app_GM835599320.pdfIn 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/minecraft-free-download-ios_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_off000047fb.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x47FB 25928 bytes
SHA-256: 461667ce3b41562d98fdcd9fb48bc2221329bcb6f0128d64ab3f777da9f0efb3
font_01_sfnt_off000083f5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x83F5 18748 bytes
SHA-256: 6c56a9102827ae6ceba4f8b38934fd9fcdc3c6624088a0c8a681a3e50045d012