Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8a5ed222d31a979d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

43.9 KB Created: 2021-06-03 23:11:10 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-29
MD5: 06c5cbf87ca996ab2fdbd710eac409f2 SHA-1: 6fc0dc7830754f897bba0a639169b30116aa4740 SHA-256: 8a5ed222d31a979db090a51bf9de50ba040c207b73eb8e900f0ed1ad45feed9e
142 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious Link

The PDF contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are SEO-optimized PDFs related to game hacks and free currency. The primary URL, https://netcdn.online/app/431946152/rbx-place-free-robux-game-hack, is a direct lure for game hacks. This suggests the document is part of a phishing or scam campaign designed to redirect users to potentially malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9865

Heuristics 5

  • Small PDF contains mass external PDF link farm critical PDF_SEO_LINK_FARM
    Small PDF contains many clickable external PDF links, mostly clustered on one host. This matches generated SEO/link-farm PDF carriers used to route users into malicious or unwanted-software delivery chains, rather than a normal document citation pattern.
  • 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.online/app/431946152/rbx-place-free-robux-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • http://perpus.poltekkes-tanjungpinang.ac.id//repository/free-robux-2021-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekkes-tanjungpinang.ac.id//repository/coin-master-new-link-free-spin_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekkes-tanjungpinang.ac.id//repository/roblox-hacks-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekkes-tanjungpinang.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-minecraft-dungeons-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekkes-tanjungpinang.ac.id/repository/free-robux-no-human-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekkes-tanjungpinang.ac.id/repository/login-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekkes-tanjungpinang.ac.id//repository/coin-master-hack-spins-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekkes-tanjungpinang.ac.id//repository/free-spins-coin-master-no-survey_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekkes-tanjungpinang.ac.id/repository/free-robux-com-real_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekkes-tanjungpinang.ac.id//repository/withdraw-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekkes-tanjungpinang.ac.id/repository/roblox-hacked-com-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekkes-tanjungpinang.ac.id//repository/free-spins-coin-master-2021-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekkes-tanjungpinang.ac.id/repository/free-spins-coin-master-links-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekkes-tanjungpinang.ac.id//repository/how-can-you-get-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekkes-tanjungpinang.ac.id/repository/daily-free-spin-link-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekkes-tanjungpinang.ac.id//repository/coin-master-free-cards-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekkes-tanjungpinang.ac.id//repository/how-to-hack-someones-roblox-account_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekkes-tanjungpinang.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-robux-fast_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekkes-tanjungpinang.ac.id//repository/real-coin-master-hack-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekkes-tanjungpinang.ac.id//repository/get-coin-master-free-spin_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
font_00_sfnt_off00004f41.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x4F41 25168 bytes
SHA-256: c43d063c9b1dd57183fcd9e3b39d1d789bf8bf81ad119dd1584923c3e30203aa
font_01_sfnt_off0000887a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x887A 18472 bytes
SHA-256: 30b20ae3df441f067d6970d2fc85ed95190924e4fa28fb295b294374bf1be820