Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 27defbe37a44f05f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

40.8 KB Created: 2021-06-08 10:25:08 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: e223878351346dbfd36ad93f94ff3370 SHA-1: 2eff15899d74698c38fbbd86d3cc3606d9f7153a SHA-256: 27defbe37a44f05f39e863f114dd125bede14bc8abca4871926ab5bbc0896ab4
152 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains a prominent link disguised as a 'game hack' and 'free generator' lure, which is a common social engineering tactic. The embedded URL, https://netcdn.tw/app/431946152/how-to-get-free-robux-no-verification-or-survey-2021-game-hack, is flagged as malicious. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and heuristics suggest it's designed to redirect users to potentially harmful content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9997

Heuristics 3

  • 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.
  • 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.tw/app/431946152/how-to-get-free-robux-no-verification-or-survey-2021-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://opac.pps.uin-alauddin.ac.id/repository/download-hack-coin-master-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.pps.uin-alauddin.ac.id/repository/25-free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.pps.uin-alauddin.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-version-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.pps.uin-alauddin.ac.id/repository/coin-master-stop-attack-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.pps.uin-alauddin.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-software_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.pps.uin-alauddin.ac.id/repository/give-me-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.pps.uin-alauddin.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.pps.uin-alauddin.ac.id/repository/roblox-free-online-game_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.pps.uin-alauddin.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-for-real_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.pps.uin-alauddin.ac.id/repository/free-roblox-items-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.pps.uin-alauddin.ac.id/repository/coin-master-coins-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.pps.uin-alauddin.ac.id/repository/free-robux-no-human-verification-or-survey-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.pps.uin-alauddin.ac.id/repository/minecraft-free-app_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.pps.uin-alauddin.ac.id/repository/daily-free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.pps.uin-alauddin.ac.id/repository/how-to-change-your-username-in-roblox-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.pps.uin-alauddin.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.pps.uin-alauddin.ac.id/repository/toolbox-for-minecraft-ios_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.pps.uin-alauddin.ac.id/repository/how-can-u-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.pps.uin-alauddin.ac.id/repository/rbxfree-com-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.pps.uin-alauddin.ac.id/repository/free-robux-generator-no-human-verification-or-surveys_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
stream_004_off00004fe1.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4FE1 24944 bytes
SHA-256: 97d114693412941bd323529a3219fd9bd5bb06b73dd5bab4a79cbd61d7194fc0