Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 fe683e8e8f167f4d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

44.0 KB Created: 2021-05-16 06:00:40 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-21
MD5: 4758fda8d884c08b600397bf73fdafdf SHA-1: f96381a905170ccebaf58a74bcef99433be25797 SHA-256: fe683e8e8f167f4d34bbb1ef3314d499eb4f0d782b2ca445e1254f139a57ca89
220 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to known malicious redirectors and a link farm, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The document body, though heavily obfuscated, contains references to 'Free Robux Hack' and a primary malicious URL, reinforcing the lure. The presence of numerous embedded links indicates an attempt to drive traffic to potentially harmful sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9969

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 https://netcdn.xyz/app/431946152/free-robux-hack-us-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.hortonstmichaels.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-spins-for-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hortonstmichaels.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-daily-gift-free-spins-and-coins-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hortonstmichaels.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-codes-2021-not-used_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hortonstmichaels.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-without-offers_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hortonstmichaels.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-without-human-verification-real_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hortonstmichaels.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-real-working_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hortonstmichaels.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/archery-master-3d-unlimited-coins-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hortonstmichaels.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-spins-coin-master-october-17-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hortonstmichaels.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/real-free-spins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hortonstmichaels.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-apk-download-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hortonstmichaels.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-16-04-19_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hortonstmichaels.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-daily-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hortonstmichaels.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/hack-the-coin-master-game_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hortonstmichaels.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/is-there-any-tricks-or-working-hacks-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hortonstmichaels.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-34-4-free-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hortonstmichaels.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-codes-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hortonstmichaels.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/easy-robux-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hortonstmichaels.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator-com-roblox-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hortonstmichaels.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-spins-for-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hortonstmichaels.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-minecraft-for-free-on-computer_GM479516143.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_off00004c77.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x4C77 26752 bytes
SHA-256: 310ed6aee9cdd0652ebaa96fc0cf7c8a10c2bcfb6c14d355beb48f44ef122838
font_01_sfnt_off00008904.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8904 18600 bytes
SHA-256: be32b0f906764c1f2317decc7ac5a24a5975e1ace61028a3a9703984df87bb8b