Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 aba7fe6db4f60cdb…

MALICIOUS

PDF

48.2 KB Created: 2021-06-09 09:21:43 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-22
MD5: 80070615601b73edcc982741b73b3be3 SHA-1: 6cb888fec0a4dbfb8f332c9c3c9dce29f76d8ce3 SHA-256: aba7fe6db4f60cdb7c6b09c8c17518cae419f9bec55a1be0b2e5cfd5d43eca23
200 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains multiple links to redirectors and malicious infrastructure, masquerading as game hacks or generators. It impersonates LinkedIn to trick users into clicking these links, which likely leads to credential phishing or further malware delivery. The embedded URLs and the nature of the lures strongly suggest a phishing and redirection attack pattern.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9796

Heuristics 5

  • 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.
  • Brand-impersonation credential phishing lure high SE_BRAND_CREDENTIAL_PHISH
    Document impersonates a well-known consumer brand and uses account-security / verification language ('unusual activity', 'account on hold', 'verify your account') to steer the reader to a credential-harvesting link. Corroborated by: call-to-action link host does not match the impersonated brand: https://netcdn.tw/app/431946152/how-to-hack-roblox-with-python-game-hack.
  • 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/how-to-hack-roblox-with-python-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://pengacara-nbp.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pengacara-nbp.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-booga-booga-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pengacara-nbp.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-spin-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pengacara-nbp.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/spin-and-coin-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pengacara-nbp.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-no-verification-needed_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pengacara-nbp.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/what-is-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pengacara-nbp.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-unlimited-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pengacara-nbp.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-coins-and-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pengacara-nbp.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-promo-codes-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pengacara-nbp.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-codes-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pengacara-nbp.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-avatar-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pengacara-nbp.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-host-a-minecraft-server-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pengacara-nbp.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/simplysarc_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pengacara-nbp.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-without-verify_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pengacara-nbp.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rbx-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pengacara-nbp.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/good-free-minecraft-server-hosting_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pengacara-nbp.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-hack-game_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pengacara-nbp.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-realistic-minecraft-texture-packs_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pengacara-nbp.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-coins-coin-master-blog_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pengacara-nbp.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-arsenal-hack-script-pastebin_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_off00004f09.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4F09 25424 bytes
SHA-256: 8b36b93ce9ebac8dd50110bfba8e761236ddfdf3513323ee62c2674baca168ce
font_01_sfnt_off000089a2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x89A2 5696 bytes
SHA-256: 450e3ee45915afe13702bf1d587eb8b9ad88a8d2113419ac9f2fd116a828e139
font_02_sfnt_off000096b4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x96B4 19268 bytes
SHA-256: 85fa68bc343e5a907633feb2a8a2b60fc97a6337a6b58c90cc17bef1a4f512ce