Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e853789f1bada799…

MALICIOUS

PDF

44.4 KB Created: 2021-04-27 14:13:18 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-29
MD5: 5e9e774542908b670bd5c779aaad3c63 SHA-1: 48575852d4471140a08afe9987906471ae13b8ae SHA-256: e853789f1bada799a1b4f4f10dc078c5b58f16a18d9f9d362e980a95d97cd925
120 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple invisible links and a visible call-to-action lure, all pointing to a URL promising free Robux and a game hack. This is a common lure for phishing or malware distribution. The ML classifier also strongly indicated maliciousness. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF structure itself is used for the malicious redirection.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9868

Heuristics 4

  • PDF links to a 'free generator / game hack' redirector high 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.
  • Invisible PDF links to CAPTCHA-themed web lure high PDF_CAPTCHA_LINK_LURE
    PDF contains invisible clickable link annotations that point to a CAPTCHA/capcha-themed web path. This is a common phishing and ClickFix-style routing pattern: the PDF itself is inert, while the linked page performs the credential prompt or fake verification.
  • 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/free-robux-generator-recaptcha-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.saburai.ac.id/elibrary//repository/free-robux-codes-2021-pastebin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.saburai.ac.id/elibrary//repository/how-to-make-a-roblox-hack-using-hxd.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.saburai.ac.id/elibrary//repository/free-robux-hack-no-verification.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.saburai.ac.id/elibrary//repository/hacks-to-get-free-robux-2021.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.saburai.ac.id/elibrary//repository/roblox-login-free-account.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.saburai.ac.id/elibrary//repository/what-does-ce-stand-for-the-hack-for-roblox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.saburai.ac.id/elibrary//repository/free-robux-promo-codes-september-2021.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.saburai.ac.id/elibrary//repository/free-robux-working.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.saburai.ac.id/elibrary//repository/break-free-song-id-roblox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.saburai.ac.id/elibrary//repository/free-pins-for-roblox.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_003_off0000416d.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x416D 26240 bytes
SHA-256: eb5c15da9c6d816a13ba61db21d45130340ee84683e0f9112969b399999ea1ad
font_01_sfnt_off00007d5d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x7D5D 3952 bytes
SHA-256: 4da923461e38ced4c87a348ff1a09fe7faac33a2fdaa7b3d61edca3d1e321187
font_02_sfnt_off00008a4c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8A4C 18688 bytes
SHA-256: b3fcb02d0e10a9fad27d5dc01560e317d261a41fdef73babfb6a747bd1eaa271