Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f20c1c7f46fe23cc…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.7 KB Created: 2021-06-20 08:34:23 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: ec3d9ebb44e40153d504195d0c9ff7a5 SHA-1: 9b47b0bd1a3583997f42abc2e2b6a7d1ccd7a4bf SHA-256: f20c1c7f46fe23cc347c6404f3e70db39219a8d9e490a72ae0552d1ec77be923
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

This PDF document employs a common lure, promising free game hacks and currency to entice users. It contains multiple embedded URLs that redirect to further malicious PDF files hosted on suspicious domains. The ML classifier strongly indicated maliciousness, and the presence of redirector links confirms a malicious workflow designed to lead users to potentially harmful content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

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 http://netcdn.co/app/431946152/free-4-all-roblox-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-free-robux-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/pokemon-go-free-yellow-egg_GM1094591345.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/is-minecraft-free-on-pc_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-hack-us_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-100-robux-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robux-hack-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/yandex-disk-download-744d2021b6-robux-cheat-trs-rar-html_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/lazyblox-com-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator-no-human-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-earn-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-and-cards_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-com-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/get-free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-with-no-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-roblox-acc_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-cheat-codes-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-safe_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spins-coin-master-2021-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/pubg-uc-or-g-card_GM1330123889.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_off00003131.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x3131 22576 bytes
SHA-256: ddfe8be7ac51f72fd16b763c4c83536f45f094d95c326ff520411ec97e20d410
font_01_sfnt_off0000639a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x639A 18712 bytes
SHA-256: 8a7d03913b69c18f5aafb0c8632f5dce6fbf473e4e39c06ba5eb1f0186faa37b