Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0232c9025ca5c027…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.1 KB Created: 2021-06-27 00:28:00 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-16
MD5: be7c8f5e461dee33355b20214242fb0f SHA-1: 5af256c48376cab6393d5961ea1b836cb219c4b7 SHA-256: 0232c9025ca5c0278daec9e8ac0a3497b121fb6f7a229f433a0673ac92e0c0bf
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains embedded links that redirect to malicious infrastructure, specifically advertising "Robux Cheat" and "game hack" generators. The ML classifier strongly indicated maliciousness, and the presence of multiple redirector links confirms a malicious workflow. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URLs suggest an attempt to lure users to a site that likely hosts further malicious content or exploits.

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/robux-cheat-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://library.stikessuakainsan.ac.id//repository/how-do-you-get-free-robux-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stikessuakainsan.ac.id/repository/minecraft-free-download-mac-full-version-2021_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stikessuakainsan.ac.id/repository/groups-in-roblox-that-give-you-free-clothes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stikessuakainsan.ac.id/repository/robux-hack-not-patched_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stikessuakainsan.ac.id//repository/how-to-get-free-robux-no-scam_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stikessuakainsan.ac.id/repository/minecraft-hacker-mask_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stikessuakainsan.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-bighead-in-roblox-for-free-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stikessuakainsan.ac.id/repository/free-800-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stikessuakainsan.ac.id//repository/coin-master-hack-android_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stikessuakainsan.ac.id//repository/free-coin-master-account_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stikessuakainsan.ac.id/repository/rblx-gg-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stikessuakainsan.ac.id/repository/earn-robux-zone-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stikessuakainsan.ac.id//repository/free-coins-and-spins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stikessuakainsan.ac.id//repository/coin-master-free-spins-link-today-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stikessuakainsan.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-stuff-that-cost-coins-free-mcpe-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stikessuakainsan.ac.id/repository/free-coin-master-hack-no-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stikessuakainsan.ac.id/repository/minecraft-diamond-finder-hack_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stikessuakainsan.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-online_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stikessuakainsan.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-download-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stikessuakainsan.ac.id/repository/coin-master-website_GM406889139.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_off0000302c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x302C 21980 bytes
SHA-256: dd3ac9d1f90cf204c18960401064a6dff2a9b6928d711019723a34af12046b58
font_01_sfnt_off000060f3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x60F3 18820 bytes
SHA-256: 37f2cbed7862a525c1327ce05c27341cf40a6b7f3d64c9c700a10f02169ccde8