Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 04cdbadc2083f64e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

46.5 KB Created: 2021-06-03 10:25:14 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: a429df31ab7abfcf602e5dda7aed37b3 SHA-1: fd555452b378db6ad5c30dd4c5722610dbf0eed8 SHA-256: 04cdbadc2083f64e7dbf8de905103d8b70b09e19b4271ff06716660018e23958
200 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF document contains a fake CAPTCHA lure and a critical heuristic firing for a malicious redirector link. The embedded URL leads to a site promising free Robux and game hacks, a common social engineering tactic. The document's content and heuristics strongly suggest an attempt to trick the user into visiting a malicious site, likely for further exploitation or credential harvesting.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9832

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.
  • Fake CAPTCHA / human verification prompt high SE_FAKE_CAPTCHA
    Document displays a fake CAPTCHA or human-verification prompt — used to trick users into running commands or pressing keyboard shortcuts
  • 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.online/app/431946152/easy-way-to-get-free-robux-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://digilib-ppkn.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id//repository/free-coins-and-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-ppkn.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spins-instagram_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-ppkn.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/how-to-setup-a-minecraft-server-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-ppkn.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id//repository/100-free-coin-master-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-ppkn.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id//repository/roblox-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-ppkn.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/free-cracked-minecraft-server-hosting_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-ppkn.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id//repository/coin-master-hack-2021-no-human-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-ppkn.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/coin-master-ad_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-ppkn.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/free-views-on-tiktok_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-ppkn.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id//repository/free-coin-master-spins-link-facebook_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-ppkn.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id//repository/coin-master-mod-version-free-download-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-ppkn.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/free-robux-without-offers_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-ppkn.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id//repository/coin-master-free-spins-link-no-verification-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-ppkn.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id//repository/how-to-get-free-coins-in-mcpe-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-ppkn.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id//repository/rbxcity-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-ppkn.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/earn-robux-sites_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-ppkn.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/how-to-hack-roblox-passwords_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-ppkn.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id//repository/how-to-hack-to-get-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-ppkn.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id//repository/free-robux-hack-us_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-ppkn.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/how-to-coin-master-hack_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
stream_004_off00005513.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x5513 26044 bytes
SHA-256: d1debda16076470f127f6dbf3d54bccb3918b9867defc8e8c9601be152d39177
font_01_sfnt_off000091fb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x91FB 18724 bytes
SHA-256: ff2b5f5648817baecf5754646eae61914eefadf3856a555e8e6cbc13d6b08405