Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 162d8182d919d273…

MALICIOUS

PDF

53.7 KB Created: 2021-06-08 16:42:29 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 59469c095baf1b01bfa4005dbe713470 SHA-1: 7018725857fcbdebf387e08d24e3347a09589a2a SHA-256: 162d8182d919d273128d902473f424469bfdf871fb36b8a1459e70bf9979f26a
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to redirector infrastructure, specifically advertising 'game hacks' and 'free items' to lure users. The primary redirector URL is https://netcdn.tw/app/431946152/robux-cheats-without-a-survey-game-hack, which is associated with malicious activity. Although no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links strongly suggest a social engineering attack aimed at driving traffic to malicious sites, likely for further payload delivery or phishing.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9410

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 https://netcdn.tw/app/431946152/robux-cheats-without-a-survey-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.delhihomeoboard.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/pokemon-go-free-id_GM1094591345.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.delhihomeoboard.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/master-coin-free-spin-daily_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.delhihomeoboard.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-free-skin_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.delhihomeoboard.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spin-best-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.delhihomeoboard.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-no-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.delhihomeoboard.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-links-for-free-coins-and-spins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.delhihomeoboard.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-coin-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.delhihomeoboard.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-without-verifying-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.delhihomeoboard.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-game-hack-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.delhihomeoboard.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-fun-com-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.delhihomeoboard.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/gold-card-coin-master-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.delhihomeoboard.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-microsoft_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.delhihomeoboard.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-free-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.delhihomeoboard.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-real_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.delhihomeoboard.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-actually-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.delhihomeoboard.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/where-can-i-get-free-spins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.delhihomeoboard.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/tower-of-hell-roblox-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.delhihomeoboard.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-links-for-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.delhihomeoboard.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator-no-survey-no-download-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.delhihomeoboard.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-hack-download_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
stream_004_off00005252.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x5252 26840 bytes
SHA-256: 8ffcf44d332257f9ba5b3e5d08e93f3868ff6c0c976a85e84075aa36fed9f023
font_01_sfnt_off00008fe4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8FE4 4660 bytes
SHA-256: b8980cdac4d025496d9fe039d8c05bb5b9bae1b804244a1f9c05e9663db72816
font_02_sfnt_off00009fef.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x9FEF 5696 bytes
SHA-256: 450e3ee45915afe13702bf1d587eb8b9ad88a8d2113419ac9f2fd116a828e139
font_03_sfnt_off0000ad01.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xAD01 18960 bytes
SHA-256: 882d73f55a1868e0edbbc71589e07403b025eb81713c407d417094316b0de750