Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 41af21025c4bf27f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

46.1 KB Created: 2021-06-02 19:56:59 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-08-25
MD5: e051229a3beef64814db342059fecd50 SHA-1: e9665e4f471a079ed9a5b2854c978cf95b07b082 SHA-256: 41af21025c4bf27f9a3231c1af0fcb7f4dc2510e6ee5b9aafb5ec601e6957290
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document contains multiple links to known malicious redirectors and lures users with 'game hack' content. The primary link, 'https://netcdn.xyz/app/431946152/how-do-you-do-the-speed-hack-on-roblox-game-hack', is designed to entice users into downloading further malicious content. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URLs strongly suggest a social engineering attack aimed at tricking users into visiting malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9864

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-do-you-do-the-speed-hack-on-roblox-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://taxandmore.nl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-girl-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://taxandmore.nl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-robux-website_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://taxandmore.nl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-do-you-get-minecraft-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://taxandmore.nl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/robux-hack-not-patched_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://taxandmore.nl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/do-you-want-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://taxandmore.nl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/roblox-twisted-murderer-free-credits-giveaway_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://taxandmore.nl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/tiktok-likes-free_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://taxandmore.nl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/roblox-delta-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://taxandmore.nl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/roblox-hack-ninja-simulator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://taxandmore.nl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/como-tener-wall-hacks-en-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://taxandmore.nl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-robux-websites-that-actually-work_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://taxandmore.nl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/youtube-how-to-get-free-robux-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://taxandmore.nl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/roblox-counter-blox-hacken-aimbot-wallhack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://taxandmore.nl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-hack-free-robux-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://taxandmore.nl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/release-boku-no-roblox-remastered-free-lvl_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://taxandmore.nl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-hack-roblox-koala-cafe_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://taxandmore.nl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-pets-on-adopt-me-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://taxandmore.nl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/my-ex-boyfriend-cheated-on-me-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://taxandmore.nl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/roblox-hack-2021-robux-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://taxandmore.nl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-promo-codes-for-robuxs_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.communes.comIn 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_004_off0000537f.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x537F 26188 bytes
SHA-256: 255939b20cf0b802b5b92a7181ea22bfdca164c107cb5bc4fda972a5be08214a
font_01_sfnt_off00008e58.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8E58 19332 bytes
SHA-256: 2ac12c5e06fc368538ad14c59451c40cce23e8d2a3a55c8a15cfc3296ec66515