Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 378356617d4bdbdb…

MALICIOUS

PDF

46.0 KB Created: 2021-05-14 17:05:42 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-15
MD5: 6b7559785c110e87cd4c34a97200c76d SHA-1: 15bc1353076ef423d36a4bd6b7e76d6dfadb4798 SHA-256: 378356617d4bdbdb1d186c93ce75f61e1520c83881609c43d0a4fb386bc25960
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple links to known malicious redirectors and lures users with promises of free in-game currency and game hacks. The primary malicious link identified is https://netcdn.xyz/app/431946152/free-robux-websites-that-actually-work-game-hack. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links strongly indicate a phishing or malware distribution attempt.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

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-websites-that-actually-work-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://bioscience.kyst.com.tw/image/data/files/minecraft-hacked-client-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bioscience.kyst.com.tw/image/data/files/coin-master-heaven-daily-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bioscience.kyst.com.tw/image/data/files/coin-master-coin-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bioscience.kyst.com.tw/image/data/files/coin-master-cheats-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bioscience.kyst.com.tw/image/data/files/free-dominus-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bioscience.kyst.com.tw/image/data/files/download-minecraft-java-edition-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bioscience.kyst.com.tw/image/data/files/spin-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bioscience.kyst.com.tw/image/data/files/coin-master-free-cards-link-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bioscience.kyst.com.tw/image/data/files/free-coins-app-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bioscience.kyst.com.tw/image/data/files/earn-free-robux-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bioscience.kyst.com.tw/image/data/files/free-robux-link_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bioscience.kyst.com.tw/image/data/files/roblox-got-talent-piano-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bioscience.kyst.com.tw/image/data/files/mcpe-master-unlimited-coins-hack-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bioscience.kyst.com.tw/image/data/files/hack-coin-master-net_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bioscience.kyst.com.tw/image/data/files/free-links-for-free-coins-and-spins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bioscience.kyst.com.tw/image/data/files/coin-master-free-coins-and-spins-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bioscience.kyst.com.tw/image/data/files/coin-master-free-spins-and-coins-generator_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bioscience.kyst.com.tw/image/data/files/play-full-version-of-minecraft-for-free-no-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bioscience.kyst.com.tw/image/data/files/easy-coin-master-hack-without-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bioscience.kyst.com.tw/image/data/files/is-minecraft-earth-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://collectrobux.coIn 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_off00004aea.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4AEA 30388 bytes
SHA-256: d9ad064ebfedea1e9c953c5916f8c6e6717ab1cfecd82ca81622f8baf6f4d73e
font_01_sfnt_off00008f15.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8F15 19252 bytes
SHA-256: f49525d2cb353299e95430044cca9c62699809686ebb763340304ea0e82a2cbb