Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f838526200457c1a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.3 KB Created: 2021-07-09 15:47:27 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-20
MD5: 5d259ee4abe5989590be4b2d13abcd31 SHA-1: 6c6a089fec59d1f808ecf6c13d0d974028969cc5 SHA-256: f838526200457c1a9f9b856bc31df5406523d62f4adc7d6cec811fc646be25db
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple links to known malicious redirectors, specifically advertising 'game hacks' and 'free robux' to lure victims. The primary redirector URL is http://netcdn.tw/app/431946152/how-to-hack-roblox-to-get-robux-game-hack, which is associated with malicious activity. The document body and heuristics confirm the lure is related to game exploits and currency generation, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt.

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.tw/app/431946152/how-to-hack-roblox-to-get-robux-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.thekukkad.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-education-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.thekukkad.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robux-free-xyz_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.thekukkad.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/can-you-get-minecraft-windows-10-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.thekukkad.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-hacks-xbox_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.thekukkad.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-hack-2021-pc_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.thekukkad.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-red-boy-hack-download_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.thekukkad.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-re_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.thekukkad.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-avartar-shings-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.thekukkad.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-java-edition-redeem-code-free-2021_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.thekukkad.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/hack-coin-master-app-ios_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.thekukkad.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/what-is-a-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.thekukkad.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-play-minecraft-with-friends-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.thekukkad.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spin-and-coin-link-2021-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.thekukkad.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-you-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.thekukkad.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/ud-how-to-change-carr-colur-free-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.thekukkad.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-promo-codes-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.thekukkad.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-any-roblox-account_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.thekukkad.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/hexus-roblox-exploit-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.thekukkad.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/spin-hack-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.thekukkad.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-real-roblox-accounts_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_off000031a4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x31A4 22712 bytes
SHA-256: ee97f0e727b2af83f37fec62e342bad8f3f69b5be54732579180eb593bca04d4
font_01_sfnt_off00006494.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6494 19064 bytes
SHA-256: c09c9d7fc19f40bea4c428d96fbce770bebbae57e04c6c8aa6719f8a293ea3a2