Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1a2c96f42c9ac2ed…

MALICIOUS

PDF

33.9 KB Created: 2021-07-03 12:11:32 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-20
MD5: d90e98eae823e876134e4a7cc4b3de48 SHA-1: 03396d9a4e540835c994a653655611f146c511dd SHA-256: 1a2c96f42c9ac2ed4b5b52e8dad7a0490ea3aedee3d8ce686ea3406d0464f3cb
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document employs a lure related to game hacks and free currency to trick users into clicking malicious links. The primary link, http://netcdn.tw/app/431946152/how-to-get-robux-game-hack, is identified as a malicious redirector, indicating a likely attempt to lead the user to a phishing or malware download site. The document's structure and embedded URLs strongly suggest a social engineering tactic to compromise the user.

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.tw/app/431946152/how-to-get-robux-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://pn-negara.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/is-free-robux-real_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pn-negara.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-fly-hack-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pn-negara.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/games-that-give-you-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pn-negara.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-roblox-on-cheat-engine_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pn-negara.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/los-mejores-hacks-para-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pn-negara.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/honest-robux-hack-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pn-negara.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pokemon-go-mod-apk-joystick-free-download_GM1094591345.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pn-negara.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-hack-into-denis-acount-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pn-negara.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-games-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pn-negara.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-brick-bronze-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pn-negara.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-hacks-for-mac_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pn-negara.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-roblox-to-get-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pn-negara.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-for-chromebook-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pn-negara.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-story-mode-free-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pn-negara.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-a-roblox-server-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pn-negara.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-minecraft-coins_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pn-negara.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-a-roblox-account-no-bullshit_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pn-negara.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-roblox-scripts_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pn-negara.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-jailbreak-money-hack-december-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pn-negara.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/hack-roblox-prison-miner_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
stream_002_off00002dd6.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x2DD6 22440 bytes
SHA-256: de8e83c37905fcad84f0b9e0942ef6e1e431a667d4025f309e91ba8c64342cb8
font_01_sfnt_off00005fee.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x5FEE 18820 bytes
SHA-256: a2dfb2a65560055ec751139d067554c48d03732db01303c3495e5b92c6b8973a