Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 88c59d9dc3124df6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

53.1 KB Created: 2021-06-03 05:46:05 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-22
MD5: b7e44b1dc5f9e22aab8b181054647440 SHA-1: cbfd0eae9c5c0c36283779ed4b3df9d2b88bde15 SHA-256: 88c59d9dc3124df656be0e767434bd9aabf3ca40e7f82da33a0b86321ac4cb1c
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains a critical heuristic firing for a redirector lure, specifically linking to a 'free Robux' generator. The embedded URL, https://netcdn.online/app/431946152/free-robux-no-human-verification-2021-game-hack, is identified as malicious infrastructure. The document body, though partially corrupted, contains similar text and URLs, reinforcing the lure. The ML classifier also strongly flagged this PDF as malicious.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9835

Heuristics 4

  • 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.
  • 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/free-robux-no-human-verification-2021-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://digilib.stimata.ac.id/repository/coin-master-fan-club_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.stimata.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-spins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.stimata.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.stimata.ac.id/repository/coin-master-links-to-get-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.stimata.ac.id/repository/cheats-coin-master-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.stimata.ac.id/repository/roblox-land-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.stimata.ac.id/repository/try-minecraft-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.stimata.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spins-and-coins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.stimata.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spins-without-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.stimata.ac.id/repository/free-online-generator-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.stimata.ac.id/repository/coin-master-fan-page-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.stimata.ac.id/repository/best-free-minecraft-hacked-client_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.stimata.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spin-and-coin-links_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.stimata.ac.id/repository/robux-gift-card-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.stimata.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-cards_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.stimata.ac.id/repository/roblox-report-hacker_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.stimata.ac.id/repository/free-spins-for-coin-master-game_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.stimata.ac.id/repository/free-minecraft-gift-card_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.stimata.ac.id/repository/free-coin-master-hack-no-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.stimata.ac.id/repository/password-free-roblox-accounts_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_off000052ab.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x52AB 40688 bytes
SHA-256: 0c991dc42e07d67d3c968026c16bac3e12b93a1fc5aa127af9611b9066c8a496
font_01_sfnt_off0000aaa8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xAAA8 19260 bytes
SHA-256: 6a9b2633b50d097f4b127a07737bc979a0fc1726e0f4efc9f53c1be2676c3116