Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 52a5e0b6aedb2053…

MALICIOUS

PDF

47.7 KB Created: 2021-05-12 06:34:09 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-29
MD5: eb17fc6b72b87fa4ed88247260307cf1 SHA-1: 4b8ff0882ba4a9119509220e27e148f3289c0581 SHA-256: 52a5e0b6aedb20533ba839d968912f391643c00136d601d6da2bd88f2e299eac
82 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains a lure for a "free Robux generator" and links to external URLs, including a redirector at `https://netcdn.xyz/app/431946152/free-robux-generator-no-survey-game-hack`. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URLs suggest an attempt to redirect the user to a potentially malicious site for credential harvesting or malware download. The ML classifier also flagged this PDF as malicious.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9013

Heuristics 4

  • 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.
  • 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/free-robux-generator-no-survey-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • http://digilib.ulm.ac.id/pusat/repository/free-private-server-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.ulm.ac.id/pusat/repository/game-toolbox_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.ulm.ac.id/pusat/repository/haktuts-coin-master-free-spin-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.ulm.ac.id/pusat/repository/roblox-gift-card-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.ulm.ac.id/pusat/repository/minecraft-logo-maker-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.ulm.ac.id/pusat/repository/how-to-get-free-minecraft-windows-10_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.ulm.ac.id/pusat/repository/minecraft-app-store-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.ulm.ac.id/pusat/repository/coin-master-links-for-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.ulm.ac.id/pusat/repository/best-minecraft-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.ulm.ac.id/pusat/repository/coin-master-email-rewards-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.ulm.ac.id/pusat/repository/rbx-sites_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.ulm.ac.id/pusat/repository/free-robux-apk_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.ulm.ac.id/pusat/repository/coin-master-code-for-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.ulm.ac.id/pusat/repository/free-robux-link_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.ulm.ac.id/pusat/repository/coin-master-spin-hack-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.ulm.ac.id/pusat/repository/coin-master-free-spins-and-cards_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.ulm.ac.id/pusat/repository/how-do-you-get-minecraft-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.ulm.ac.id/pusat/repository/free-robux-generator-com-roblox-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.ulm.ac.id/pusat/repository/free-role-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.ulm.ac.id/pusat/repository/roblox-hack-ios_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
stream_003_off00004c1a.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4C1A 26756 bytes
SHA-256: 191d9041315800ed0ddbb4d0c26b0c6289a9e802214bf08415c4ab9601ea8541
font_01_sfnt_off00008a5c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8A5C 3884 bytes
SHA-256: 40b61f8938bd710dc29dc58ba3fde91c245a6a69596ec569b4d27c769ca417cf
font_02_sfnt_off00009703.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x9703 18640 bytes
SHA-256: ad191ebdc752795a68e543012f45afbe5bb028a9d541ff585eccff59a545038c