Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 24ee92daa742fb7c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

36.8 KB Created: 2021-05-23 17:36:52 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-16
MD5: 4cd714c32f399816d787db863cf81924 SHA-1: 5aa23a667658d7c4edbe40a332706a1292143db4 SHA-256: 24ee92daa742fb7c55b5a0ae0d100423dd46ef620e9bf3cba796435f1f0a744e
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to redirectors and lures, specifically mentioning 'free Robux' and 'game hack' to entice users. The ML classifier also flagged this PDF as malicious. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links strongly suggest a phishing or social engineering attack aimed at driving users to malicious websites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9447

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/free-robux-roblox-promo-codes-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.kpu-gianyarkab.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/codes-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kpu-gianyarkab.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-roblox-glasses_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kpu-gianyarkab.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-stuff-that-cost-coins-free-mcpe-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kpu-gianyarkab.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-pocket-edition-free-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kpu-gianyarkab.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-fire-tik-tok_GM835599320.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_off0000348e.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x348E 24680 bytes
SHA-256: c9a185e11df314351d262abf2f4f2be4756f15c91a45d7347211250c0edcf4c5
font_01_sfnt_off00006d61.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6D61 18676 bytes
SHA-256: 9297a3cb5fba7ca587652f513aa1222127deb04773b45a9c0f6482a9c793d56f