Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 45a7025ee00cb7f0…

MALICIOUS

PDF

45.7 KB Created: 2021-06-11 00:10:13 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: ebd3730d30c97cbbcf2854fd9efe4a66 SHA-1: 304e182e2983e5d6e0a712205d63e86700ab2745 SHA-256: 45a7025ee00cb7f0118395b0bd162fc4fe50c431dd0a1719b8e017b9684c41fe
200 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains multiple links that redirect to known malicious infrastructure, masquerading as game hacks or generators. It impersonates the PayPal brand to enhance the phishing lure. Although no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links suggest an attempt to redirect the user to a malicious site, likely for credential harvesting or further malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9864

Heuristics 5

  • 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.
  • Brand-impersonation credential phishing lure high SE_BRAND_CREDENTIAL_PHISH
    Document impersonates a well-known consumer brand and uses account-security / verification language ('unusual activity', 'account on hold', 'verify your account') to steer the reader to a credential-harvesting link. Corroborated by: call-to-action link host does not match the impersonated brand: https://netcdn.tw/app/431946152/roblox-script-executor-free-mac-game-hack.
  • 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.tw/app/431946152/roblox-script-executor-free-mac-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://perpustakaan.stifar.ac.id/repository/free-robux-generator-no-human-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpustakaan.stifar.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-without-verification-code_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpustakaan.stifar.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-instantly-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpustakaan.stifar.ac.id/repository/free-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpustakaan.stifar.ac.id/repository/the-free-robux-app_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpustakaan.stifar.ac.id/repository/roblox-how-to-free-robux-for-free-with-out-hacking_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpustakaan.stifar.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-without-downloading-anything_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpustakaan.stifar.ac.id/repository/coin-master-daily-rewards-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpustakaan.stifar.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-spins-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpustakaan.stifar.ac.id/repository/demon-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpustakaan.stifar.ac.id/repository/hack-free-spin-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpustakaan.stifar.ac.id/repository/coin-master-online-hack-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpustakaan.stifar.ac.id/repository/minecraft-hacks-115-2_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpustakaan.stifar.ac.id/repository/80-free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpustakaan.stifar.ac.id/repository/how-to-hack-a-minecraft-server-and-make-yourself-op_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpustakaan.stifar.ac.id/repository/minecraft-dungeons-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpustakaan.stifar.ac.id/repository/get-free-robux-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpustakaan.stifar.ac.id/repository/free-robux-no-downloading-apps_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpustakaan.stifar.ac.id/repository/websites-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpustakaan.stifar.ac.id/repository/instant-robux_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
stream_004_off00005342.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x5342 26048 bytes
SHA-256: 4e0169bc53bb2bba2d5a7b8124e1dbca331fc4e9eda2cc1bb4bfdbe6c25090f6
font_01_sfnt_off00008e4c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8E4C 18912 bytes
SHA-256: 1b1291e76e8517735ad133db58ec29f9f5601b248d6ef6b5143d48b5f3c55751