Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 21a8b572623673b7…

MALICIOUS

PDF

46.6 KB Created: 2021-05-10 17:01:24 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-22
MD5: 0cfa873176da690c6c8692ebf2fcf360 SHA-1: b0170123adb81b23dd1ca5dd9786ecf384a5961c SHA-256: 21a8b572623673b7f796999cb36a2e15d0876fdf2dbe1b27368107a945c15a2e
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple links that redirect to malicious infrastructure, specifically promoting 'free Robux' or game hacks. The primary lure URL is https://netcdn.xyz/app/431946152/how-you-get-free-robux-game-hack, which is flagged as a malicious redirector. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links strongly suggest a social engineering attack aimed at tricking users into visiting potentially harmful sites, likely as a precursor to further malware delivery or credential harvesting.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.8948

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.xyz/app/431946152/how-you-get-free-robux-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://e-learning.mtspuicijantung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-progamers_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning.mtspuicijantung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/get-robux-for-free-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning.mtspuicijantung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-ios-reddit_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning.mtspuicijantung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/download-coin-master-hack-tool-v1-9_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning.mtspuicijantung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-daily-free-spin-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning.mtspuicijantung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/daily-spin_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning.mtspuicijantung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-spins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning.mtspuicijantung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-computer-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning.mtspuicijantung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-robux-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning.mtspuicijantung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-app-ios-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning.mtspuicijantung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-shields-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning.mtspuicijantung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/rbxoffers-earn-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning.mtspuicijantung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-daily-free-spins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning.mtspuicijantung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-skins-in-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning.mtspuicijantung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-version-2021-free-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning.mtspuicijantung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/the-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning.mtspuicijantung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-minecraft-alts_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning.mtspuicijantung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/is-minecraft-earth-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning.mtspuicijantung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-generator-2021-no-human-verification-or-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning.mtspuicijantung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-spins-on-coin-master-without-human-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off00004bbb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x4BBB 23560 bytes
SHA-256: 71d8a52ee7cb663f06a489e183d3ea9162dd3f06338414f8a03f24e106fdefae
font_01_sfnt_off00008123.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8123 7448 bytes
SHA-256: a76ff9b4805dcff342f7268a16e2e3c2ff2b31b96c381fe4deb6ceea777bce90
font_02_sfnt_off00009306.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x9306 18444 bytes
SHA-256: d3aeb47c5138bb2f7afdc1cd1986e008461219f841fd4d3ae6acb877e9db5a0e