Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 6a72c6c9a52eb823…

MALICIOUS

PDF

48.3 KB Created: 2021-06-03 13:52:16 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 4ec25f3776c141337a8d17955c0c6a98 SHA-1: 8d30b384addc6eb8b9b94cc2075d4f5b3c07a0e1 SHA-256: 6a72c6c9a52eb823e1cc0cca627a6ddc1fc89ea19be30404c7957ebe2ac74d97
240 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF document employs a fake CAPTCHA and brand impersonation lure to trick users into clicking a link. The link redirects to malicious infrastructure, likely to download a second-stage payload or initiate further exploitation. The document body contains obfuscated text and embedded URLs that reinforce the malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9871

Heuristics 6

  • 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.
  • Fake CAPTCHA / human verification prompt high SE_FAKE_CAPTCHA
    Document displays a fake CAPTCHA or human-verification prompt — used to trick users into running commands or pressing keyboard shortcuts
  • 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.online/app/431946152/roblox-apocalypse-rising-hack-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.online/app/431946152/roblox-apocalypse-rising-hack-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://opac.b2p2vrp.litbang.kemkes.go.id/repository/rbx-earn_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.b2p2vrp.litbang.kemkes.go.id/repository/minecraft-hacked-apk_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.b2p2vrp.litbang.kemkes.go.id/repository/roblox-2021-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.b2p2vrp.litbang.kemkes.go.id/repository/roblox-survey-for-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.b2p2vrp.litbang.kemkes.go.id/repository/coin-master-gameplay_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.b2p2vrp.litbang.kemkes.go.id/repository/free-spins-for-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.b2p2vrp.litbang.kemkes.go.id/repository/how-to-get-free-coins-on-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.b2p2vrp.litbang.kemkes.go.id/repository/earn-robux-websites_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.b2p2vrp.litbang.kemkes.go.id/repository/how-to-get-free-coins-and-spins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.b2p2vrp.litbang.kemkes.go.id/repository/village-coin_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.b2p2vrp.litbang.kemkes.go.id/repository/roblox-land-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.b2p2vrp.litbang.kemkes.go.id/repository/pubg-uc-or-ag_GM1330123889.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.b2p2vrp.litbang.kemkes.go.id/repository/free-robux-images_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.b2p2vrp.litbang.kemkes.go.id/repository/minecraft-free-ios-2021_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.b2p2vrp.litbang.kemkes.go.id/repository/coin-master-free-spins-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.b2p2vrp.litbang.kemkes.go.id/repository/coin-master-free-spins-link-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.b2p2vrp.litbang.kemkes.go.id/repository/free-robux-without-verify_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.b2p2vrp.litbang.kemkes.go.id/repository/minecraft-tools_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.b2p2vrp.litbang.kemkes.go.id/repository/roblox-hack-download_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.b2p2vrp.litbang.kemkes.go.id/repository/coin-master-mod_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
stream_004_off000054f1.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x54F1 29676 bytes
SHA-256: 1a48d3f79d1ac5cdb4501ee51fb34aeaabe48dd3e732a2e3b654db5f2b7306a4
font_01_sfnt_off0000986a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x986A 18948 bytes
SHA-256: c81671b47ab5e7fd402c3d16699df98b51b9b699798839031d1ff55305a8bd80