Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 40a0e3aae56faba5…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.5 KB Created: 2021-06-26 03:54:47 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: 197866497181249c9ba49e9ea6627e11 SHA-1: 4508ffbb131fa2c7f72ea9078dfa5a963544dc8b SHA-256: 40a0e3aae56faba5a8959af3fd09197f3a8a43fceeb18591ff131f16e5d9ffc4
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains embedded links that lead to a known malicious redirector infrastructure, specifically http://netcdn.co/app/431946152/legit-robux-hack-game-hack. The document body and heuristics indicate a lure for free Robux or game hacks, a common social engineering tactic. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the presence of malicious links and the lure suggest an attempt to direct users to a site that likely hosts further malicious content or exploits.

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 http://netcdn.co/app/431946152/legit-robux-hack-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://unsla.uns.ac.id:443/pgsd/repository/synapses-hack-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://unsla.uns.ac.id:443/pgsd/repository/hack-accounts-roblox-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://unsla.uns.ac.id:443/pgsd/repository/nuevos-hacks-para-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://unsla.uns.ac.id:443/pgsd/repository/free-jailbreak-private-server-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://unsla.uns.ac.id:443/pgsd/repository/roblox-executor-free-download_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://unsla.uns.ac.id:443/pgsd/repository/a-lot-of-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://unsla.uns.ac.id:443/pgsd/repository/how-to-earn-robux-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://unsla.uns.ac.id:443/pgsd/repository/free-robux-no-human-verification-or-survey-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://unsla.uns.ac.id:443/pgsd/repository/uprobuxcom-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://unsla.uns.ac.id:443/pgsd/repository/coin-master-free-gifts_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://unsla.uns.ac.id:443/pgsd/repository/roblox-robux-hack-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://unsla.uns.ac.id:443/pgsd/repository/earn-robux-by-watching-ads_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://unsla.uns.ac.id:443/pgsd/repository/www-cheatsk-com-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://unsla.uns.ac.id:443/pgsd/repository/free-roblox-accounts-with-robux-that-work-not-banned-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://unsla.uns.ac.id:443/pgsd/repository/free-robux-websites-that-actually-work-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://unsla.uns.ac.id:443/pgsd/repository/stickmasterluke-100b-free-robux-obby_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://unsla.uns.ac.id:443/pgsd/repository/timber-roblox-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://unsla.uns.ac.id:443/pgsd/repository/2021-free-spins-coin-master-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://unsla.uns.ac.id:443/pgsd/repository/how-to-hack-a-roblox-account-password-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://unsla.uns.ac.id:443/pgsd/repository/roblox-a-bizarre-day-hack_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
font_00_sfnt_off00003158.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x3158 22084 bytes
SHA-256: d03ad896f156f59342ba11c3d5f66924bc2d4580da472bcbf66fe02b9d05dcf4
font_01_sfnt_off00006218.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6218 18948 bytes
SHA-256: 3099cab6fa0b748ad376731d6e4bf63dbfa3e30bbd0997cc391c085c9a5d6e26