Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 43aee8fde3edaf53…

MALICIOUS

PDF

46.9 KB Created: 2021-05-14 01:22:16 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7)
MD5: fc3e618cb47bed252813e25752386df7 SHA-1: b92396a5b576f79d8830b31fc22e936079a61436 SHA-256: 43aee8fde3edaf539988649b6caa7c6a9ed50405e81d56606eee35ee46c2238a
82 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The document presents a fake CAPTCHA to trick the user into clicking a link, which is a common social engineering tactic. The embedded URL, https://netcdn.xyz/app/431946152/gain-robux-game-hack, likely leads to a second-stage payload download. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and ML classification indicate malicious intent, suggesting exploitation for client execution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.8948

Heuristics 4

  • Fake CAPTCHA / human verification prompt high SE_FAKE_CAPTCHA
    Document displays a fake CAPTCHA or human-verification prompt — used to trick users into running commands or pressing keyboard shortcuts
  • 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
  • External URI info PDF_URI
    PDF contains an external URL action
  • 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/gain-robux-game-hack
    • https://www.impactfoods.co.uk/images/coin-master-free-spin-27_GM406889139.pdf
    • https://www.impactfoods.co.uk/images/coin-master-hack-xyz-apk-download_GM406889139.pdf
    • https://www.impactfoods.co.uk/images/free-robux-gen_GM431946152.pdf
    • https://www.impactfoods.co.uk/images/free-roblox-acc_GM431946152.pdf
    • https://www.impactfoods.co.uk/images/how-do-you-get-free-robux-without-paying_GM431946152.pdf
    • https://www.impactfoods.co.uk/images/free-daily-spins-from-coin-master_GM406889139.pdf
    • https://www.impactfoods.co.uk/images/free-coin-master-spin-daily-link_GM406889139.pdf
    • https://www.impactfoods.co.uk/images/free-robux-android_GM431946152.pdf
    • https://www.impactfoods.co.uk/images/can-you-make-a-minecraft-server-for-free_GM479516143.pdf
    • https://www.impactfoods.co.uk/images/coin-master-hack-2021_GM406889139.pdf
    • https://www.impactfoods.co.uk/images/how-to-change-your-name-in-roblox-for-free_GM431946152.pdf
    • https://www.impactfoods.co.uk/images/coin-master-get-free-cards_GM406889139.pdf
    • https://www.impactfoods.co.uk/images/how-to-hack-someone-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdf
    • https://www.impactfoods.co.uk/images/free-online-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdf
    • https://www.impactfoods.co.uk/images/free-robux-promo-codes_GM431946152.pdf
    • https://www.impactfoods.co.uk/images/roblox-bux-free_GM431946152.pdf
    • https://www.impactfoods.co.uk/images/hacker-coin-master_GM406889139.pdf
    • https://www.impactfoods.co.uk/images/free-gifts-coin-master_GM406889139.pdf
    • https://www.impactfoods.co.uk/images/robloxmatchcom-free-robux_GM431946152.pdf
    • https://www.impactfoods.co.uk/images/free-robux-not-a-scam_GM431946152.pdf
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
stream_003_off00004abb.bin
c993aa36c4caed42422dbdfca6a06d4af9238eadaa718563d1d6430dc1ff694c
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4ABB 25688 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00008691.bin
f866077ce59d6ea276f75e4af76daa2aab5f3a1a679df144776123d85664d65c
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8691 6100 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off0000951c.bin
43fcfc5ad65bddb23c39a51770cc0f9a79752509534f161ef5bee49844d3e761
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x951C 18200 bytes