Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 178d152ea323db57…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.3 KB Created: 2021-06-27 22:59:11 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: c66124535708f1a42ec52aa1ad0184d0 SHA-1: 7fcd26fc2b5bf6a5bd5cec5d8fab81dbd9d3ec58 SHA-256: 178d152ea323db57d1644cb6a45a7f6b69d254443a024f6036ad77c9b26b4501
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 'free generator / game hack' lures. The primary link identified, http://netcdn.co/app/431946152/free-old-roblox-accounts-2021-game-hack, is flagged as malicious. The document body and heuristics suggest a social engineering tactic to trick users into visiting potentially harmful sites.

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/free-old-roblox-accounts-2021-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://fud.iain-surakarta.ac.id/pustaka/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-fast_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fud.iain-surakarta.ac.id/pustaka/repository/robux-in_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fud.iain-surakarta.ac.id/pustaka/repository/links-to-get-free-coins-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fud.iain-surakarta.ac.id/pustaka/repository/hack-cs-go-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fud.iain-surakarta.ac.id/pustaka/repository/how-to-play-minecraft-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fud.iain-surakarta.ac.id/pustaka/repository/how-do-you-get-free-robux-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fud.iain-surakarta.ac.id/pustaka/repository/free-roblox-adopt-me-accounts_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fud.iain-surakarta.ac.id/pustaka/repository/free-roblox-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fud.iain-surakarta.ac.id/pustaka/repository/how-to-get-free-things-from-the-catalog-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fud.iain-surakarta.ac.id/pustaka/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-easy-on-ipad_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fud.iain-surakarta.ac.id/pustaka/repository/robux-gift-card-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fud.iain-surakarta.ac.id/pustaka/repository/how-to-hack-roblox-2021-may_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fud.iain-surakarta.ac.id/pustaka/repository/coin-master-free-spins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fud.iain-surakarta.ac.id/pustaka/repository/google-coin-master-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fud.iain-surakarta.ac.id/pustaka/repository/free-coin-master-spins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fud.iain-surakarta.ac.id/pustaka/repository/free-coins-coin-master-blog_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fud.iain-surakarta.ac.id/pustaka/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-for-real_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fud.iain-surakarta.ac.id/pustaka/repository/cute-free-stuff-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fud.iain-surakarta.ac.id/pustaka/repository/robux-help-com-to-earn-free-25k-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fud.iain-surakarta.ac.id/pustaka/repository/roblox-land-free-robux_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_off00002fd1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2FD1 21724 bytes
SHA-256: 24ed7c233e98232eca7ebbd8e16cf38141fe82cc3357a2e6c39291b3b0f46714
font_01_sfnt_off00005f8b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x5F8B 19472 bytes
SHA-256: fd1bfbb98dd97ef09343cc2812c1e0b1b7fff9831e76067242f6e89e7833409c