Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 adfa2a36627a8db3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

36.1 KB Created: 2021-06-29 16:57:50 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 49f4c5ca5caa9178313fc15bad9f2e2e SHA-1: 5c2f2a89a7ef5d0f7baf603c294572deceae9edf SHA-256: adfa2a36627a8db3f04f932ddbbcc053ffbfd4f1d5421caec82ecde4cf4f5064
180 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains lures for game hacks and free currency, directing users to a malicious redirector URL. The document body explicitly contains the URL http://netcdn.co/app/431946152/how-to-get-free-robux-hack-2021-no-verification-game-hack, which is flagged as malicious. The presence of embedded URLs and the nature of the lures suggest an attempt to lead the user to a malicious site, likely for further exploitation or credential harvesting.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

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.
  • Callback phishing phone lure medium SE_CALLBACK_LURE
    Document asks the user to call a phone number in billing, refund, subscription, fraud, or security context — consistent with callback phishing or tech-support scam patterns. Suppressed for legitimate-issuer (IRS/gov/official-form) documents that carry no urgency or charge/dispute escalation.
  • 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-hack-2021-no-verification-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-tool-no-human-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-without-human-verification-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-hack-mod_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-group-rank-cheat_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-attack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-minecraft-bedrock-edition-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-hack-for-free-robux-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/speed-hack-roblox-cheat-engine-63_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/pokemon-go-free-kanto-event_GM1094591345.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-no-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/get-free-robux-now_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-earn-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-hack-ga_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/get-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spin-coin-master-iphone_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-t-shirt-images-free-shipping_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-daily-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-roblox-accounts-on-phone_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-shooting-range-free_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_off0000337d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x337D 22552 bytes
SHA-256: 1f31b2cf0c61e63fe91dfdb8378b2d45d8a048d7b38750e5083cfd04d3f6e91c
font_01_sfnt_off000065d3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x65D3 19812 bytes
SHA-256: bcafda33d413d9758192c18a1fb2ab3f2a2efeaa75294de958eabdf071330a8d