Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b8119822fccdcbc8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

53.5 KB Created: 2021-06-11 04:31:39 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-25
MD5: d70d5f65523fcd4b73167d868453b909 SHA-1: 4a7e6e0f8e8b52af73fabfd2546f0336ff523caf SHA-256: b8119822fccdcbc815d236d220cf61e4685ce9e36fe99d6de79f5d2c42f33164
240 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious Link

This PDF document employs a lure of free game hacks and generators, impersonating Amazon to trick users into clicking malicious links. The document contains a fake CAPTCHA prompt to further coerce user interaction. The primary malicious link identified is https://netcdn.tw/app/431946152/roblox-follower-hack-2021-game-hack, which leads to a known malicious redirector.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9577

Heuristics 6

  • 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.
  • Fake CAPTCHA / human verification prompt high SE_FAKE_CAPTCHA
    Document displays a fake CAPTCHA or human-verification prompt — used to trick users into running commands or pressing keyboard shortcuts
  • 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/roblox-follower-hack-2021-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/roblox-follower-hack-2021-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/free-roblox-gift-card-codes-2021-unused_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/free-coin-master-hacks-no-verification-or-survey_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/game-hack-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/free-spins-coin-master-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/2021-free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-with-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/free-unlimited-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-apk-android_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/tiktok-free-likes-net_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/how-to-hack-into-someones-roblox-account_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-software_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/free-spin-app-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/sb-game-hacker-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-lost-world-2021-com_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/free-apk-mod-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/how-to-hack-m-coins-mcpe-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/free-tiktok-app_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/how-to-hack-and-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/how-to-make-a-group-for-free-on-roblox-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/how-to-play-minecraft-for-free-on-pc_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
stream_004_off00005409.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x5409 27300 bytes
SHA-256: ad536296e4efd0f1ce8b23a765d4adbc4f1f50b8d06835eb6bc8b72828fdf757
font_01_sfnt_off00009314.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x9314 3964 bytes
SHA-256: f6b9a386ee4e0aff622a98b2230905da71eab0ca98398cb52018fda3528d3e2a
font_02_sfnt_off0000a072.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xA072 3396 bytes
SHA-256: e59bc53cd4c0ee65dc1533becad2866f345dcb060e6c68bb8187d21cb9f973ee
font_03_sfnt_off0000ac65.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xAC65 18912 bytes
SHA-256: 26469bf221ed4038f99e40de3c1a58fab80bc1175c23da310b71a725fc2082d3