Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2dc1bd022976f987…

MALICIOUS

PDF

43.8 KB Created: 2021-05-13 06:00:26 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-23
MD5: f6f78886fd18463c05af9ccf32c0f962 SHA-1: 76c839fee7e337a55e84bbc0452e2824296c64d7 SHA-256: 2dc1bd022976f987dc03d42b31f370e49590c178bade01f5c566d2cf57b8bc50
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links designed to lure users into clicking on a 'free generator / game hack' or similar content. These links redirect to malicious infrastructure, indicating a phishing or scam attempt. The presence of embedded URLs and a visual download button lure further supports this conclusion. No scripts were extracted, but the primary attack vector appears to be social engineering via deceptive links.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9969

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-to-free-robux-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.stikom-ima.ac.id/slims2/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-gift-cards_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.stikom-ima.ac.id/slims2/repository/robux-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.stikom-ima.ac.id/slims2/repository/free-spin-link-for-coin-master-haktuts_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.stikom-ima.ac.id/slims2/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-on-ipad_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.stikom-ima.ac.id/slims2/repository/free-robux-without-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.stikom-ima.ac.id/slims2/repository/free-spin-coin-master-ios_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.stikom-ima.ac.id/slims2/repository/hacks-for-roblox-jailbreak_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.stikom-ima.ac.id/slims2/repository/best-free-coin-master-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.stikom-ima.ac.id/slims2/repository/minecraft-dungeons-free-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.stikom-ima.ac.id/slims2/repository/huskybuckscom-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.stikom-ima.ac.id/slims2/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.stikom-ima.ac.id/slims2/repository/roblox-hack-scripts-pastebin_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.stikom-ima.ac.id/slims2/repository/coin-master-gold-cards-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.stikom-ima.ac.id/slims2/repository/get-robux-for-free-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.stikom-ima.ac.id/slims2/repository/free-roblox-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.stikom-ima.ac.id/slims2/repository/roblox-free-pets_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.stikom-ima.ac.id/slims2/repository/free-robux-pins_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.stikom-ima.ac.id/slims2/repository/free-robux-generator-2021-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.stikom-ima.ac.id/slims2/repository/free-robux-no-verification-or-survey-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.stikom-ima.ac.id/slims2/repository/free-robux-live_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_off00004bf4.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4BF4 28404 bytes
SHA-256: 415ea06ae3c0501b27b9bf9e5e358545b8e434630ffeaf96e870fc86880f1e06
font_01_sfnt_off00008944.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8944 18180 bytes
SHA-256: b892188b0545c7b74f3e706ff7289536b8608c6e24b963a14dda60cd6c46c02c