Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a17b3583264512b8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.7 KB Created: 2021-07-01 17:43:14 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 8a42295729b9c5aa2e893439a684b6a6 SHA-1: 3171a199bd79bfc515d7c987143aa1a6ec2a1820 SHA-256: a17b3583264512b83dfbdb9d8622d9ed8551272def15357b431a41737701cec5
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains a critical heuristic firing for a game hack redirect lure, pointing to malicious infrastructure. The document body explicitly mentions 'Free Robux' and includes a URL that is also flagged as a malicious redirector. This suggests the PDF is designed to trick users into visiting a malicious site, likely for credential harvesting or malware distribution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

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 http://netcdn.co/app/431946152/how-to-get-free-robux-and-tix-using-inspect-element-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsddikanang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-make-a-minecraft-bedrock-server-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsddikanang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-70-spin-link-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsddikanang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-apk-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsddikanang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsddikanang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/blox-land-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsddikanang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-roblox-exploit-lua-script-executor-free-no-virus-please_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsddikanang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/make-your-own-minecraft-server-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsddikanang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-credit-card-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsddikanang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/tiktok-free-roblox-accounts-2021_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsddikanang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/dll-hacks-for-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsddikanang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-robux-2021-easy-no-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsddikanang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/downloadable-hacks-for-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsddikanang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-and-spin_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsddikanang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/all-coin-master-spin-link-and-free-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsddikanang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/moonactive-free-spins-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsddikanang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/bux-life-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsddikanang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/windows-10-minecraft-free-with-java_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsddikanang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-card-hack-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsddikanang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-robux-generator-tool_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsddikanang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-hack-in-arsenal_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_off00003252.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x3252 22432 bytes
SHA-256: eda93406fa3b75167cc9c04404576c6c4a1f7d60ba7f3d9b40e4b07e5a77b949
font_01_sfnt_off0000644c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x644C 19788 bytes
SHA-256: 8da594eb266fe5449c8510dbb2537b2d8525d26aef1543835216e1e31424bd8b