Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e83c9177b1256884…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.0 KB Created: 2021-06-25 04:08:24 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: c1a243b03f0c355b7a76fa18354bce64 SHA-1: 78027433b96744d3fadca1b079352ed86d5a1e36 SHA-256: e83c9177b1256884b93ab67f40e01f804316fdb9d3c355bd02d15782f9ed636d
220 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links and embedded text promoting 'free Robux' and 'game hacks', directing users to a known malicious redirector. The document body and heuristics indicate a lure for potentially unwanted or malicious content, likely a phishing or scam attempt. No scripts were extracted, but the overall pattern suggests a social engineering attack.

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/free-robux-hacker-us-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.advancissurgical.com/uploads/files/files/how-to-get-free-robux-without-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.advancissurgical.com/uploads/files/files/mobihack-net-roblox-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.advancissurgical.com/uploads/files/files/roblox-hacker-tycoon_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.advancissurgical.com/uploads/files/files/master-coin-master-free-spin_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.advancissurgical.com/uploads/files/files/coin-master-free-spin-and-trading-group_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.advancissurgical.com/uploads/files/files/how-to-get-free-admin-in-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.advancissurgical.com/uploads/files/files/creepy-free-roblox-t-shirts_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.advancissurgical.com/uploads/files/files/roblox-trolling-outfit-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.advancissurgical.com/uploads/files/files/roblox-generator-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.advancissurgical.com/uploads/files/files/free-vip-server-for-speed-race-game-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.advancissurgical.com/uploads/files/files/coin-master-daily-free-spins-link-today-twitter_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.advancissurgical.com/uploads/files/files/is-it-possible-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.advancissurgical.com/uploads/files/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-today-new-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.advancissurgical.com/uploads/files/files/free-roblox-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.advancissurgical.com/uploads/files/files/how-to-get-free-robux-2021-easy_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.advancissurgical.com/uploads/files/files/coin-master-free-spins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.advancissurgical.com/uploads/files/files/how-to-get-free-followers-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.advancissurgical.com/uploads/files/files/free-premium-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.advancissurgical.com/uploads/files/files/free-roblox-accounts-with-robux-that-work-not-banned_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.advancissurgical.com/uploads/files/files/how-to-get-free-robux-without-downloading-apps_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
font_00_sfnt_off00003072.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x3072 21772 bytes
SHA-256: 2a9b992fb63e8360d9da551d3ad30ee3d7c054cf8f1feb7d760646f52ec00c4a
font_01_sfnt_off0000603e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x603E 18884 bytes
SHA-256: bfc674629a4fdfc233a3c1a19cbee54387e60bd0cdfc4a3107778b42d9fa82d8