Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 bab33c0a43559e6c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

32.1 KB Created: 2021-07-20 14:42:28 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-27
MD5: e340a1d0367836aa1d897063f83c9b3b SHA-1: c983c7f461c8761b198ee92631d936b19cc8d194 SHA-256: bab33c0a43559e6c67cf1d9ecf3c1355be021410b1c518e48ea80a5d1a690b94
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded links that redirect to malicious infrastructure, specifically advertising 'free Robux' or game hacks. The document body and heuristics indicate a lure to a generator site, which is a common tactic for phishing or malware distribution. While no scripts were directly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links suggest a potential for JavaScript execution or further redirection to malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9900

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 http://netcdn.tw/app/431946152/free-robux-card-codes-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pn-raha.go.id/repository/how-to-get-free-likes-on-tiktok_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pn-raha.go.id/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pn-raha.go.id/repository/free-tiktok-views_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pn-raha.go.id/repository/how-to-start-a-minecraft-server-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pn-raha.go.id/repository/is-minecraft-education-edition-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pn-raha.go.id/repository/minecraft-apk-download-v1-144-2-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pn-raha.go.id/repository/minecraft-hack-mod_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pn-raha.go.id/repository/free-spins-coin-master-blogspot_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pn-raha.go.id/repository/how-to-hack-someones-account-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pn-raha.go.id/repository/minecraft-java-edition-download-free_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
font_00_sfnt_off00002806.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2806 22484 bytes
SHA-256: ae75acaac610c7f73a6daca98eb76fb40fd8de4a12048e6baf79f61e7d0c0287
font_01_sfnt_off00005a3c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x5A3C 18604 bytes
SHA-256: 76f154967b1764cdb0e080aec3bf58540dd9c05f424ffe6cf9398947fbdad8ca