Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ac38dfd404aa9a05…

MALICIOUS

PDF

45.1 KB Created: 2021-06-03 12:16:46 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 28aa55ec8d294225e75f47e0f342960b SHA-1: 75d0b02a48df8b70d0019a344957c9ffb3cab4c7 SHA-256: ac38dfd404aa9a05e4427be373527ddb10d11b7c5225c8b16b51a079a42631ee
220 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF document contains multiple links designed to lure users into clicking on what appears to be a game hack or generator. The primary link redirects to known malicious infrastructure, indicating a phishing or scam attempt. The document body and heuristics suggest a focus on 'free Robux' or 'game hacks', common lures for such malicious campaigns. No scripts were extracted, but the embedded links and redirection infrastructure are strong indicators of malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9865

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.
  • Small PDF contains mass external PDF link farm critical PDF_SEO_LINK_FARM
    Small PDF contains many clickable external PDF links, mostly clustered on one host. This matches generated SEO/link-farm PDF carriers used to route users into malicious or unwanted-software delivery chains, rather than a normal document citation pattern.
  • 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/how-can-i-get-free-robux-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://lib.stimykpn.ac.id//repository/how-to-minecraft-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.stimykpn.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-apk-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.stimykpn.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-version-2021-free-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.stimykpn.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-minecraft-for-free-on-xbox_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.stimykpn.ac.id/repository/free-gifts-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.stimykpn.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-more-robux-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.stimykpn.ac.id//repository/twitter-coin-master-free-spins-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.stimykpn.ac.id//repository/free-robux-scam_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.stimykpn.ac.id//repository/how-do-i-earn-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.stimykpn.ac.id//repository/free-roblox-accounts-2021-with-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.stimykpn.ac.id//repository/www-coin-master-hack-xyz_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.stimykpn.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-that-actually-works_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.stimykpn.ac.id/repository/free-tiktok-likes-and-views_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.stimykpn.ac.id//repository/minecraft-complete-handbook_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.stimykpn.ac.id/repository/how-to-hack-coin-master-computer_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.stimykpn.ac.id//repository/rare-free-links-to-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.stimykpn.ac.id/repository/coin-master-blogspot_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.stimykpn.ac.id//repository/coin-master-hack-dot-xyz_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.stimykpn.ac.id//repository/free-roblox-gift-card-codes-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.stimykpn.ac.id//repository/minecraft-java-edition-free-trial_GM479516143.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_off00004ff7.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4FF7 25888 bytes
SHA-256: 3424787369444efd9511260161735e538874ff14c0d92ebe381aa4a1632b8941
font_01_sfnt_off00008cd1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8CD1 18512 bytes
SHA-256: 69cba7171cc96811b03769255314e8880e2b1f1f28661a6eda79c3c7ec8a929e