Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e281ceec55777168…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.4 KB Created: 2021-06-18 07:46:54 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: 7409e7280d60748dc994c1ed09794d9c SHA-1: af04284ddfa83f101dabd5e5ae01947a74d52740 SHA-256: e281ceec55777168ae9a87ca5cc4ea2f4d2a1aa178d7c7773efe74ddee62f83c
200 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains a critical heuristic firing for a game hack lure, redirecting to known malicious infrastructure. The document body and embedded URLs reinforce this lure, aiming to trick users into visiting a site that likely hosts further malicious content or exploits. No scripts were extracted, but the overall pattern suggests a phishing attempt to drive traffic to a malicious domain.

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.
  • Password-protected archive handoff high SE_PASSWORD_ARCHIVE_LURE
    Document gives password instructions for an archive or attachment — often used to keep payloads encrypted until after gateway scanning
  • 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/how-to-get-red-glowing-eyes-in-roblox-for-free-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.smknesbu.sch.id/repository/coin-master-reward-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.smknesbu.sch.id/repository/robux-hack-no-verification-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.smknesbu.sch.id/repository/how-to-get-free-coins-on-flip-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.smknesbu.sch.id/repository/coin-master-free-spins-link-deutsch-ios_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.smknesbu.sch.id/repository/undetectable-roblox-hacks_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.smknesbu.sch.id/repository/how-to-earn-robux-for-free-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.smknesbu.sch.id/repository/free-robux-hacks-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.smknesbu.sch.id/repository/free-robux-live_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.smknesbu.sch.id/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-hack-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.smknesbu.sch.id/repository/green-ball-complex-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.smknesbu.sch.id/repository/hack-client_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.smknesbu.sch.id/repository/how-to-cheat-in-vampire-hunters-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.smknesbu.sch.id/repository/claim-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.smknesbu.sch.id/repository/how-to-hack-roblox-passwords_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.smknesbu.sch.id/repository/minecraft-free-minecoins_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.smknesbu.sch.id/repository/best-roblox-hacking-executors_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.smknesbu.sch.id/repository/roblox-hack-download-pc_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.smknesbu.sch.id/repository/free-robux-generator-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.smknesbu.sch.id/repository/free-robux-co_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.smknesbu.sch.id/repository/coin-spin-link_GM406889139.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_off00003287.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x3287 22260 bytes
SHA-256: f4a0c5295cd357379e8948c841b1c2ee0858c7fb8a70b1c74a0baf42b41850a9
font_01_sfnt_off00006426.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6426 19392 bytes
SHA-256: 687973d93a863bef408b9f8f95cfc2640588824d4414320a556d62030732d39f