Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b0e08e99e17e60e7…

MALICIOUS

PDF

45.0 KB Created: 2021-06-09 16:38:25 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-20
MD5: 415abef41d0f17e70693dfb2bf4b0afa SHA-1: a092d004c50e81691ea381b4eb50086858ead116 SHA-256: b0e08e99e17e60e788fcf36fe9c560a589f39dd329dfdf4014a832a597cfadf2
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple links that redirect to malicious infrastructure, masquerading as free generators or game hacks. The document body and embedded URLs suggest a lure for users seeking in-game currency or cheats, which is a common social engineering tactic. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URLs strongly indicate a malicious redirector chain designed to lead users to potentially harmful content or further malware downloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9865

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.tw/app/431946152/free-promo-codes-roblox-robux-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/free-script-executor-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/roblox-com-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/roblox-promo-codes-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-apk-33-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/wurst-115_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/minecraft-free-download-2021_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/roblox-free-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-minecraft-for-free-on-computer_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/bux-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/free-robux-no-offers-or-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/free-bloxburg-game-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/send-me-500-2021-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/actual-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/free-robux-games-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/roblox-rs-cheat-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/20210-free-spin-links-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-minecraft-java-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spin-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/60-free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/gain-robux_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_off00005369.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x5369 24772 bytes
SHA-256: 2b379d752a1ab7b7cbc9c91cd59afa776c8c2561d588a019f7d852990e7561f4
font_01_sfnt_off00008c6e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8C6E 18676 bytes
SHA-256: cd622c84a20a26b576fdae940af9d710fa5a2c42f5f06509089d09ec7edd76c3