Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 978c08b7a99d30be…

MALICIOUS

PDF

50.8 KB Created: 2021-06-09 11:01:49 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: 1eb2b09e4b4c29e8318d24274d119d82 SHA-1: 3bf820a1cac8b18557ce89073ae5d1cb7f581a14 SHA-256: 978c08b7a99d30be441543083f57b522574dc34b47207dced13c92c00d581126
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF document contains multiple links to known malicious redirectors, disguised as free game hacks and generators. The primary lure URL is 'https://netcdn.tw/app/431946152/free-roblox-toy-codes-unused-game-hack'. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and the presence of malicious links suggest an attempt to exploit vulnerabilities or trick the user into downloading a secondary payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9744

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.tw/app/431946152/free-roblox-toy-codes-unused-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib/repository/get-free-spins-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib/repository/hack-xp-net-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib//repository/free-robux-no-verification-at-all_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib//repository/roblox-money-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib/repository/get-free-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib/repository/coin-master-free-mighty-lion-card_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib/repository/coins-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib//repository/haktuts-coin-master-free-spin-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib/repository/coin-master-tricks_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib//repository/daily-free-spins-coin-master-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib/repository/minecraft-hacks-18-9_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib/repository/get-free-spins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib//repository/coin-master-gold-cards-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib//repository/all-coin-master-spin-link-and-free-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib/repository/www-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib/repository/free-flip-master-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib//repository/robux-claimer_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib/repository/coin-master-free-coins-twitter_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib/repository/is-java-minecraft-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib/repository/free-robux-no-survey_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_004_off000052bb.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x52BB 27568 bytes
SHA-256: 7430fb42c3c45a3d176e50ae8de566cefa8afce08fd035d528724c4b625bb763
font_01_sfnt_off000092cd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x92CD 6700 bytes
SHA-256: ae114634718854704d615808d33fb1b747d90eb28e420080bd5adbdfe7fb6a27
font_02_sfnt_off0000a30b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xA30B 18628 bytes
SHA-256: e8896d4d65504d22ac4d3848334df235aefebb6c114f31aedd2ec1be0b6608ac