Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e2c560a5259f65d9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

53.0 KB Created: 2021-06-03 06:45:21 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: cd03a406ea3adb1b93d6befcd9f22729 SHA-1: 631a322729b36d0af7b077b7f73ee0ab88d7632d SHA-256: e2c560a5259f65d92569f07b05a1be6d24a2f5c620561699beaee60643271d9a
220 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF contains multiple heuristics indicating it's a lure for game hacks and directs users to malicious redirectors. The document body, though heavily obfuscated, contains references to 'Roblox Hacks' and URLs associated with free game generators. The primary function appears to be redirecting users to potentially malicious websites, likely as part of a phishing or scam campaign.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9616

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 https://netcdn.online/app/431946152/roblox-hacks-com-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-without-offers_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/pokemon-go-free-walk-hack_GM1094591345.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-games-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-daily-link-updated_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/who-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-to-play-minecraft-servers_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-daily-free-spins-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spain_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robux-fun-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-promo-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-version-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-daily-1-ga_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-code-for-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/what-is-exploiting-in-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/get-free-robux-info_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/hacking-apps-for-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-that-actually-works-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/can-you-get-robux-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/como-descargar-coin-master-hackeado_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
stream_004_off00005478.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x5478 30848 bytes
SHA-256: 7af61116410545c264a357d85d55e74119690e2436615ed58bf15a7529f1d754
font_01_sfnt_off00009c41.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x9C41 4660 bytes
SHA-256: b8980cdac4d025496d9fe039d8c05bb5b9bae1b804244a1f9c05e9663db72816
font_02_sfnt_off0000ac51.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xAC51 18440 bytes
SHA-256: 1a583cd050f8f98e2431c615d76cb557f5db8d78fe9a055893f9d58d3dd3bb04