Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 222abbedff2c9f40…

MALICIOUS

PDF

44.1 KB Created: 2021-05-10 21:49:14 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: c6072329a16fd9aa1aef61e477cb790e SHA-1: 0f41dd7b132dd23495c316fbcf349419360d3e11 SHA-256: 222abbedff2c9f40b9b96bbccd19b12bf0caba5fb36199e4efdd01c8d75bfaf5
220 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document contains numerous links designed to lure users into clicking on game-related hacks and generators. The primary malicious link, https://netcdn.xyz/app/431946152/2021-roblox-game-hack, is associated with known malicious redirector infrastructure. The document also features a large number of SEO-optimized PDF links, likely part of a link farm to improve search engine rankings for malicious content. No scripts were extracted, but the overall pattern suggests a phishing or malware distribution attempt.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9976

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.
  • Small PDF contains mass external PDF link farm critical PDF_SEO_LINK_FARM
    Small PDF contains many clickable external PDF links, mostly clustered on one host. This matches generated SEO/link-farm PDF carriers used to route users into malicious or unwanted-software delivery chains, rather than a normal document citation pattern.
  • 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/431946152/2021-roblox-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://elib.upiyptk.ac.id/opac//repository/free-minecraft-mods_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elib.upiyptk.ac.id/opac//repository/free-robux-generator-com-roblox-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elib.upiyptk.ac.id/opac/repository/free-robux-gift-card-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elib.upiyptk.ac.id/opac//repository/free-coins-and-spins-link-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elib.upiyptk.ac.id/opac/repository/how-do-you-get-roebucks-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elib.upiyptk.ac.id/opac/repository/free-robux-codes-generator-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elib.upiyptk.ac.id/opac//repository/mosttechs-coin-master-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elib.upiyptk.ac.id/opac//repository/100-free-spins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elib.upiyptk.ac.id/opac//repository/roblox-lawsuit_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elib.upiyptk.ac.id/opac//repository/coin-master-free-daily-rewards_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elib.upiyptk.ac.id/opac//repository/free-spins-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elib.upiyptk.ac.id/opac//repository/robux-hack-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elib.upiyptk.ac.id/opac//repository/coin-master-free-spins-and-coins-link-blogspot_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elib.upiyptk.ac.id/opac//repository/mcpe_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elib.upiyptk.ac.id/opac/repository/free-robux-hack-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elib.upiyptk.ac.id/opac/repository/free-attacks-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elib.upiyptk.ac.id/opac/repository/coin-master-free-coins-link-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elib.upiyptk.ac.id/opac//repository/minecraft-windows-10-key-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elib.upiyptk.ac.id/opac//repository/free-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elib.upiyptk.ac.id/opac//repository/robux-generator-no-verification-2021_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_003_off000049c9.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x49C9 27848 bytes
SHA-256: c0ee0adbd907f33657e463c72e5eac825c3f8f7de3062cb199c63fd53bc1b766
font_01_sfnt_off00008a5c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8A5C 18184 bytes
SHA-256: 056fc97d28377ebe533b38410a286871364a28d37687da14045fa683fef2556f