Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 48d008b7e2539765…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.3 KB Created: 2021-07-09 12:49:55 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-29
MD5: aa4a0d1100d45c5db94b0e5fc3d0d4fd SHA-1: ecc5022187f01a4e33be5b5736f863189569d750 SHA-256: 48d008b7e2539765cb9726564b3e0eb1182c93ff49aa5404c7543e713e6362c1
102 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains numerous links to external websites, with a primary lure of 'free Robux' and game hacks. The heuristic firings indicate this is a malicious PDF designed to redirect users to potentially harmful sites. While no scripts were extracted, the embedded URLs and the nature of the lures suggest a phishing or scam attempt, likely leading to further malware download or credential harvesting.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

Heuristics 5

  • PDF links to a 'free generator / game hack' redirector high 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.
  • Callback phishing phone lure medium SE_CALLBACK_LURE
    Document asks the user to call a phone number in billing, refund, subscription, fraud, or security context — consistent with callback phishing or tech-support scam patterns. Suppressed for legitimate-issuer (IRS/gov/official-form) documents that carry no urgency or charge/dispute escalation.
  • 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 http://netcdn.tw/app/431946152/free-robux-websites-2021-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • http://cpsad.adturekorea.co.kr/newboard/_upload/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-roblox-accounts-on-phone-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cpsad.adturekorea.co.kr/newboard/_upload/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-roblox-high-school-2_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cpsad.adturekorea.co.kr/newboard/_upload/userfiles/files/advertizes-for-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cpsad.adturekorea.co.kr/newboard/_upload/userfiles/files/is-minecraft-dungeons-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cpsad.adturekorea.co.kr/newboard/_upload/userfiles/files/free-robux-android_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cpsad.adturekorea.co.kr/newboard/_upload/userfiles/files/free-coins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cpsad.adturekorea.co.kr/newboard/_upload/userfiles/files/free-coin-master-hack-no-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cpsad.adturekorea.co.kr/newboard/_upload/userfiles/files/is-minecraft-free-on-xbox_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cpsad.adturekorea.co.kr/newboard/_upload/userfiles/files/roblox-elemental-battlegrounds-free-diamonds_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cpsad.adturekorea.co.kr/newboard/_upload/userfiles/files/roblox-money-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cpsad.adturekorea.co.kr/newboard/_upload/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-2021-android_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cpsad.adturekorea.co.kr/newboard/_upload/userfiles/files/buy-roblox-cheats_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cpsad.adturekorea.co.kr/newboard/_upload/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-snacks-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cpsad.adturekorea.co.kr/newboard/_upload/userfiles/files/minecraft-free-online_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cpsad.adturekorea.co.kr/newboard/_upload/userfiles/files/free-roblox-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cpsad.adturekorea.co.kr/newboard/_upload/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-soins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cpsad.adturekorea.co.kr/newboard/_upload/userfiles/files/free-bc-roblox-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cpsad.adturekorea.co.kr/newboard/_upload/userfiles/files/hackear-roblox-gratis_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cpsad.adturekorea.co.kr/newboard/_upload/userfiles/files/roblox-playstation-4-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cpsad.adturekorea.co.kr/newboard/_upload/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-redwood-prison-roblox-2021_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
font_00_sfnt_off0000315a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x315A 22248 bytes
SHA-256: a88805d7bd3cf3b19895e2febe0c179e887e678cd7f7aea3d5469b07f18007db
font_01_sfnt_off00006317.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6317 19540 bytes
SHA-256: 7dbc8426627c63cb62956a50d2295124057d24afa4e6276b198320b3de5f5879