Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 fa1fec1c0f830f6f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.7 KB Created: 2021-06-22 22:12:08 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-22
MD5: 57eee50926ab028169281f62e453e76e SHA-1: 1128d25d2b13a9d2b03b240aed7162046bd7535d SHA-256: fa1fec1c0f830f6f4553a7c158fceba3a0d7c98f6cf6538bba69ca42a6479a7e
220 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF document is designed as a lure, using the promise of free game hacks and currency to trick users into clicking malicious links. The primary link directs to a redirector infrastructure that hosts a large number of SEO-optimized PDF files, likely serving as a link farm to further distribute malicious content or for SEO manipulation. The presence of embedded URLs and the ML classifier's high confidence score indicate a malicious intent to redirect users to potentially harmful sites or download further malware.

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-hack-scripts-for-roblox-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://pengacara-nbp.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-a-dominus-for-free-in-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pengacara-nbp.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-roblox-mac-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pengacara-nbp.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-that-actually-works_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pengacara-nbp.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-software_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pengacara-nbp.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-coins-and-spins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pengacara-nbp.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-coins-and-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pengacara-nbp.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-new-cards-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pengacara-nbp.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/get-more-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pengacara-nbp.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-promo-codes-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pengacara-nbp.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-100-working-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pengacara-nbp.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-games-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pengacara-nbp.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-tiktok-likes-app_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pengacara-nbp.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-coins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pengacara-nbp.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-hack-mod_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pengacara-nbp.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-bit-slicer-speed-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pengacara-nbp.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spin-now_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pengacara-nbp.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-that-actually-works_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pengacara-nbp.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-education-edition-free-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pengacara-nbp.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-minecraft-packs_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pengacara-nbp.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-taser-script-hack_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_off00003064.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x3064 22412 bytes
SHA-256: 54b13b1a8691ad5946dea9dd73278fa19896c6fafc63ffef0e9a071f3116ca60
font_01_sfnt_off0000622b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x622B 19220 bytes
SHA-256: 0f9e414fb888591b6c09bbfcdc242eb76cc6e6159d0988f0a3bd2e109c6f8f4a