Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8b0f228c049a52e6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

33.4 KB Created: 2021-07-06 11:29:59 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-17
MD5: b2e1b7edb7bee79c679523df6fbc45ae SHA-1: 69d5dd1f5fe9073012b049e7dd112cddf9cd3c14 SHA-256: 8b0f228c049a52e6f500de87ebe0104109711afc434a9304e97abcab27dea860
142 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains numerous links, including a primary lure to 'how-to-earn-robux-fast-game-hack' on netcdn.tw, which is indicative of a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The heuristic firings confirm this is a link farm designed to redirect users, likely to malicious sites. Although no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links suggest an attempt to exploit user interest in game-related cheats to deliver a payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9824

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 http://netcdn.tw/app/431946152/how-to-earn-robux-fast-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • https://lib.bunghatta.ac.id/app/repository/codes-for-free-sp-in-ice-cream-simulator-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.bunghatta.ac.id/app/repository/roblox-executor-free-download_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.bunghatta.ac.id/app/repository/cheate-pour-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.bunghatta.ac.id/app/repository/cheat-engain-mac-for-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.bunghatta.ac.id/app/repository/town-roblox-hacker_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.bunghatta.ac.id/app/repository/how-to-hack-redwood-prison-roblox-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.bunghatta.ac.id/app/repository/increible-hack-robux-pastebincom-80b1sjzp-davidtoasa_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.bunghatta.ac.id/app/repository/download-roblox-mod-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.bunghatta.ac.id/app/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-in-roblox-without-hacking_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.bunghatta.ac.id/app/repository/cheat-roblox-windows-10-magnet-simulator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.bunghatta.ac.id/app/repository/roblox-phantom-forces-hacks-very-op-free-weapon-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.bunghatta.ac.id/app/repository/coin-master-free-link-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.bunghatta.ac.id/app/repository/free-robux-hack-no-bot-check_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.bunghatta.ac.id/app/repository/greenwood-town-roblox-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.bunghatta.ac.id/app/repository/fortnite-br-roblox-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.bunghatta.ac.id/app/repository/get-free-spins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.bunghatta.ac.id/app/repository/roblox-op-weapons-in-your-inventory-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.bunghatta.ac.id/app/repository/roblox-zone-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.bunghatta.ac.id/app/repository/roblox-shirt-template-maker-free-shipping_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.bunghatta.ac.id/app/repository/where-to-get-free-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
font_00_sfnt_off00002b2c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2B2C 22768 bytes
SHA-256: 43dcfd700458fb61186e55e3f08fbc0ee5971bbfadba4722a0e806bbf59dddde
font_01_sfnt_off00005e05.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x5E05 18984 bytes
SHA-256: 5ca84e360020f2da74b1bf48c9ff4dc9eaa54ebf907e56a30fd03d2b8a30e01b