Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7043dae735ed13a2…

MALICIOUS

PDF

44.6 KB Created: 2021-06-07 04:31:01 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-25
MD5: a5617b6e87360aa5a229e26a02346ed7 SHA-1: 1bafb5add32e129173d6c700030d231d2e7904e6 SHA-256: 7043dae735ed13a28626568d06051a07006498ad4f435f3d7a7dbae4294b6b46
100 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains a malicious redirector link pointing to a file hosted on netcdn.tw, which is flagged as malicious. The document body, though heavily obfuscated, contains text related to game cheats and hacks, suggesting a lure to trick users into downloading potentially harmful content. The ML classifier also strongly indicated maliciousness.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9865

Heuristics 3

  • 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.tw/app/431946152/cheat-codes-roblox-reason-to-die-1.0.1-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://lib.insan-unggul.ac.id/repository/roblox-printables-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.insan-unggul.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-gifts_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.insan-unggul.ac.id/repository/coin-master-date-and-time-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.insan-unggul.ac.id/repository/coin-master-cheats-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.insan-unggul.ac.id/repository/coin-master-mod-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.insan-unggul.ac.id/repository/free-robux-without-human-verification-real_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.insan-unggul.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-coins-and-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.insan-unggul.ac.id/repository/how-to-hack-someones-roblox-account_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.insan-unggul.ac.id/repository/minecraft-pe-apk-free-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.insan-unggul.ac.id/repository/minecraft-skins-free-girl_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.insan-unggul.ac.id/repository/coin-master-el-tiger-card-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.insan-unggul.ac.id/repository/free-robux-with-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.insan-unggul.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.insan-unggul.ac.id/repository/roblox-games-that-give-you-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.insan-unggul.ac.id/repository/roblox-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.insan-unggul.ac.id/repository/free-coins-for-flip-master-online_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.insan-unggul.ac.id/repository/free-robux-roblox-promo-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.insan-unggul.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-coins-and-spins-blogspot_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.insan-unggul.ac.id/repository/free-robux-generator-no-human-verification-or-surveys_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.insan-unggul.ac.id/repository/free-roblox-accounts-2021-with-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_off00004f29.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4F29 25072 bytes
SHA-256: e0e5ae7971e47b161ba5548805e8235ecdce81e92e1c4ddd1d63d67c6a67a66f
font_01_sfnt_off00008928.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8928 19088 bytes
SHA-256: 69801804019ca72cf6a673567f47b94ca5bb6b223be3c6dfe9c1e033f153f5ac