Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b8f2055f59ebedd6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

45.4 KB Created: 2021-06-10 23:27:46 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: 8d448ad48a51aee83d88df3b4e47a68b SHA-1: 7fb1b7ab2bc594522d48daf98430d56444df450d SHA-256: b8f2055f59ebedd64c8c936a1c91d18788d32dcabfebfdbe34d9cd63b37be20c
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to known malicious redirectors and lures users with promises of 'free Robux' or 'game hacks'. The primary malicious link identified is https://netcdn.tw/app/431946152/free-robux-dont-get-anything-from-survey-varification-game-hack. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links strongly suggest a social engineering attack aimed at tricking users into visiting malicious sites, likely for malware distribution or phishing.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9864

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-robux-dont-get-anything-from-survey-varification-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/free-spin-coin-master-2021-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/free-robux-generator-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/roblox-hack-tool-robux-and-tickets-download_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/minecraft-hack-client-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/hacks-for-roblox-219_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/free-robux-stuff_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/hacked-roblox-places_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/free-robux-hacker-us_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/free-spins-for-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/play-roblox-free-online_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/roblox-script-hack-pastebin_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/robux-free-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/roblox-gift-card-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/descargar-roblox-hack-monedas-infinitas_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/minecraft-free-computer-game_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/how-to-earn-robux-fast_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/free-robux-hack-apk_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/how-to-hack-coin-master-game_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/robux-free-promo-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/free-spins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.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_off000050bc.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x50BC 25268 bytes
SHA-256: c111d6d07bf32507e6a88a40ed49eb22312cd4bc463f3579b65fa2e6955cd472
font_01_sfnt_off00008a86.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8A86 19776 bytes
SHA-256: 801b6fda6e4c333571da14db9dd0cb300c0dda80b62a66baaaad51a71bc8e3fa