Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 bb5c326f9c76c94d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

47.5 KB Created: 2021-06-09 15:42:53 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 53428d96411eb55bdeed071bbcb07488 SHA-1: 09a14f5cf17273274a5eacaa19b69f42a9253e41 SHA-256: bb5c326f9c76c94d97d2833e65b3147346ff8d5c009b8e9e1e2615ca61127b61
200 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1553.005 Mark-of-the-Web Bypass

This PDF document contains links that redirect to malicious infrastructure, impersonating brands like Facebook to lure users into clicking. The primary redirect URL is https://netcdn.tw/app/431946152/roblox-cheats-for-money-on-ipad-game-hack, which is designed to trick users into providing credentials or downloading further malware. The document body and embedded URLs suggest a phishing campaign focused on game-related cheats and currency.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9832

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.
  • 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-cheats-for-money-on-ipad-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-cheats-for-money-on-ipad-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/free-robux-no-verification-no-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/free-minecraft-skins-java_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/free-followers-for-tiktok_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/free-google-play-promo-codes-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/cheating-hacks-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/free-roblox-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/coin-master-cheats_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/minecraft-115-2-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/real-free-spins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/free-robux-glitch_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/haktuts-coin-master-free-spin-link-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/roblox-how-to-get-free-robux-no-hacks-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/claim-free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/free-robux-no-verify_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/robux-generator-without-human-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/tiktok-2021-free-download_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/haktuts-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/free-roblox-app_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/free-robux-no-verify-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/free-robux-codes-2021-not-used_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_off000052cd.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x52CD 29500 bytes
SHA-256: 0c8019132713b6fa3dc383d171edc1e52f82b327ffb9aa70928d7a48bda6db94
font_01_sfnt_off000094c6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x94C6 19172 bytes
SHA-256: d788d1f356d396a65a7f516fc6324a37dfd813d6fbcbac925c090f95100e7ae3