Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 44de55db28adf865…

MALICIOUS

PDF

41.3 KB Created: 2021-04-28 11:46:41 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-15
MD5: 892d9e4590dd8b633e109a7b0dbcaf81 SHA-1: 16aedfa17d86a0b6505b74b64bc55ddef5d60992 SHA-256: 44de55db28adf865d9b74e971a2534307d4459c0b5f70cdd9ca91ef2ea3be667
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple links to redirector infrastructure, specifically promoting 'free generator / game hack' lures. The primary malicious link identified is https://netcdn.xyz/app/431946152/tuto-comment-avoir-des-robux-gratuit-hack-game-hack, which is associated with known malicious redirectors. The document body and embedded URLs further reinforce the theme of exploiting game-related interests to drive traffic to potentially harmful sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9941

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/tuto-comment-avoir-des-robux-gratuit-hack-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.nlcitychurch.org.hk/upload/userfiles/files/free-roblox-meme-avatars.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nlcitychurch.org.hk/upload/userfiles/files/fastbucks-me-free-robux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nlcitychurch.org.hk/upload/userfiles/files/free-roblox-exploits-2021-not-blocked-by-antivirus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nlcitychurch.org.hk/upload/userfiles/files/join-the-group-for-a-free-sword-roblox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nlcitychurch.org.hk/upload/userfiles/files/safe-free-robux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nlcitychurch.org.hk/upload/userfiles/files/roblox-dungeon-quest-get-unlimited-gold-and-free-vip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nlcitychurch.org.hk/upload/userfiles/files/hack-roblox-with-lucky-patcher.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nlcitychurch.org.hk/upload/userfiles/files/how-to-get-a-free-name-change-on-roblox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nlcitychurch.org.hk/upload/userfiles/files/noob-vs-pro-vs-hacker-roblox-pet-simulator.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nlcitychurch.org.hk/upload/userfiles/files/how-to-buy-anything-on-roblox-for-free.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
stream_003_off000042a6.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x42A6 25528 bytes
SHA-256: 1db97073f79448fe143182a0d677b7430518b54071ec7d68061a94f29b168ede
font_01_sfnt_off00007d9a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x7D9A 19012 bytes
SHA-256: 75adc79d22a416e8a54d687f6a6a54dfc3b5834a0f75071fdeddde6abc35ef60