Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8c80f4e3c88c8007…

MALICIOUS

PDF

49.0 KB Created: 2021-05-12 00:01:11 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 8d576de34b885d9aab0ac8a7f5d9399a SHA-1: a4c7ee3be31763f872656020c279d998e6090a18 SHA-256: 8c80f4e3c88c80073df8bdb33d645fef5ac70d372f376131ba629c75b8671cdb
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple links that redirect to malicious infrastructure, specifically promoting 'free game hacks' or currency. The primary redirector URL is https://netcdn.xyz/app/431946152/how-to-get-more-robux-for-free-game-hack. This indicates a social engineering lure designed to trick users into visiting potentially harmful sites. No scripts were extracted, but the document structure and embedded URLs strongly suggest a phishing or scam attempt.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9228

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.xyz/app/431946152/how-to-get-more-robux-for-free-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1bekasi.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-robux-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1bekasi.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-for-free-games_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1bekasi.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-roblox-gift-card_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1bekasi.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-pe-apk_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1bekasi.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/moonactive-coin-master-free-spins-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1bekasi.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-minecraft-generator_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1bekasi.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/100-free-spins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1bekasi.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-hacked-com-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1bekasi.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-that-you-can-play-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1bekasi.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-hax-download-no-virus_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1bekasi.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hacks-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1bekasi.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/toolbox-for-minecraft-ios_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1bekasi.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-scams_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1bekasi.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/cool-free-minecraft-skins_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1bekasi.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-no-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1bekasi.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-hack-roblox-to-get-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1bekasi.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-zone-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1bekasi.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/jailbreak-script_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1bekasi.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/como-hackear-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1bekasi.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/robux-adder_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
stream_003_off00004cc9.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4CC9 28632 bytes
SHA-256: d7272deb9ce02372a893a2a56f1eb798666185edb450709f4db6061246b41f0b
font_01_sfnt_off00008f70.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8F70 5696 bytes
SHA-256: 450e3ee45915afe13702bf1d587eb8b9ad88a8d2113419ac9f2fd116a828e139
font_02_sfnt_off00009c82.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x9C82 18480 bytes
SHA-256: 444f48c68388f928a3d871611d0873030738946ead4f6691d00c6869f71b1127