Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a26a2906a3917950…

MALICIOUS

PDF

48.3 KB Created: 2021-06-03 20:34:24 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: efa95a4fdc202edcd0f7f81a356ec9db SHA-1: 78304b23833f45d85f03b9ef229b7aa779c673d4 SHA-256: a26a2906a3917950dae53cebcc1977a717d356f868a5c788d8fe9a42c9fa667c
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains a critical heuristic firing for linking to a malicious redirector disguised as a game hack generator. The embedded URL, https://netcdn.online/app/431946152/games-that-give-you-free-robux-game-hack, is the primary indicator of this malicious lure. The document body, though partially garbled, contains references to game hacks and generators, reinforcing the lure's theme. The ML classifier also flagged this PDF with high confidence.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9871

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.online/app/431946152/games-that-give-you-free-robux-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-free-tiktok-followers_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/views-for-tiktok-free_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/download-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-spins-and-coins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-land-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-tips_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-games-to-play-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-clothing-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-windows-10-free-with-java_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/real-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-website_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-coin-master-using-es-filer_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-game-hacks_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-download-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-ios-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-script-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-blogspot-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rbx-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-as-a-kid_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-app_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
stream_004_off0000538a.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x538A 30820 bytes
SHA-256: 6769cbd6abcda0d7b6bc0e48ab8bdd510fd426045569df975a85486aee952968
font_01_sfnt_off000097de.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x97DE 19168 bytes
SHA-256: c4d6735542cd49b50f18b2921f89e54fe5d8ee4af3f47c61005942af246faebd