Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 233a5d7de1888371…

MALICIOUS

PDF

55.9 KB Created: 2021-05-11 12:39:33 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-21
MD5: 224065e616be10eee71c9732e8ce4e15 SHA-1: ff5bb00f5ba75b227ee1a95f5d82af9ec85fbcc4 SHA-256: 233a5d7de188837175259c6d9c717b752f08d324ed0bf73ca767bc10387fde09
220 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF document contains numerous links disguised as 'free generators' or 'game hacks' to lure users. One primary URL, https://netcdn.xyz/app/431946152/how-to-get-free-robux-without-verifying-game-hack, is identified as a malicious redirector. The document body and embedded links suggest a social engineering tactic to drive traffic to potentially malicious sites, likely for further exploitation or malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.8608

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/how-to-get-free-robux-without-verifying-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/ciawi/repository/coin-master-hack-app-android-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/main/repository/coin-master-hack-spins-and-coins-unlimited-free-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/kupang/repository/coin-master-free-spins-hacktman_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/ciawi/repository/free-roblox-accounts-with-robux-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/kupang/repository/roblox-free-robux-website_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/main/repository/coin-master-free-spins-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/main/repository/get-free-robux-without-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/kupang/repository/coin-master-jackpot-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/kupang/repository/hack-coin-master-no-human-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/kupang/repository/robux-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/main/repository/coin-master-free-spins-links-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/main/repository/coin-master-fan-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/kupang/repository/minecraft-font-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/main/repository/free-robux-hacks-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/main/repository/how-to-make-a-minecraft-java-server-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/ciawi/repository/how-to-get-free-spins-on-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/main/repository/microsoft-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/main/repository/android-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/ciawi/repository/can-you-download-minecraft-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/kupang/repository/rbx-free_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_003_off00005029.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x5029 27368 bytes
SHA-256: b64b83f33447f994f9e91e49888cdc6be589d8744c5d85eed6a2a6ba9a69c5ad
font_01_sfnt_off00008f3e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8F3E 7488 bytes
SHA-256: 885f1f4a80112ed6034610198cdcded20eab3470a4be9ff26ae7f0e7d7cfd932
font_02_sfnt_off0000a7e5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xA7E5 5696 bytes
SHA-256: 450e3ee45915afe13702bf1d587eb8b9ad88a8d2113419ac9f2fd116a828e139
font_03_sfnt_off0000b4f6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB4F6 19368 bytes
SHA-256: 63de63cfc252acdf530e8b3b2390dbc20d855d9653817057ed506b48c41b68ab