Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 44b4b922449e7d8d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.3 KB Created: 2021-06-30 12:21:25 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-21
MD5: d85a41e0c9a82443e548231e0272b783 SHA-1: 9d7c1aa49e6f2015ee98326b733024db7068ce53 SHA-256: 44b4b922449e7d8d7847cae4678b133c236904e0244c94b5e0dd73ddd1a49954
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to a known malicious redirector, masquerading as a 'free generator / game hack'. The document body and heuristics strongly indicate a lure for users seeking in-game currency, which is a common phishing tactic. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URLs suggest it's designed to redirect users to malicious sites, likely for further exploitation or credential harvesting.

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/secret-robux-hack-generator-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/roblox-needs-more-space-but-1tb-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/roblox-free-audio-upload_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/free-roblox-logo-favor-bag_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/roblox-avatar-tester_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-2021-instantly_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/is-it-possible-to-hack-a-roblox-account_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-minecraft-coins-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/free-minecraft-website_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/links-for-free-spins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/how-to-hack-roblox-games-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/roblox-royale-high-diamond-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/free-robux-really-works-not-youtube_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/coin-master-links-to-get-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spin-and-coin_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/roblox-games-with-free-vip-servers_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/free-robux-ultimate-gamer-365_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/roblox-com-r_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/roblox-free-roam-camera_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/coin-master-heaven-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/coin-master-heaven-free-spins-and-coins_GM406889139.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_off00003445.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x3445 22156 bytes
SHA-256: 0264ec2441331186019ff10bd93ae27a600bbd6d52ee4c37efa30dbacd4b8a29
font_01_sfnt_off00006586.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6586 18824 bytes
SHA-256: 991a02cf38916f1b296f5f33e99c01cfa12a5186e70b092b08b78bd920034b4f