Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 be0579472f080f0e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

47.6 KB Created: 2021-06-04 00:22:16 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-21
MD5: 10717cd8ba427ab971c5af92b27d7af5 SHA-1: 72afb7f82429ca121d8cf1bf46bb726f4bee578a SHA-256: be0579472f080f0e2ec0e986d81ac8cbbf8c3ad08aa19a7715d6a81e6dcbeb5a
208 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

This PDF document contains multiple links to a redirector hosted on 'netcdn.online', which is flagged as malicious and impersonates the Facebook brand to lure users. The document body and embedded URLs suggest a scam related to game hacks and free in-game currency, likely leading to credential harvesting or malware. No scripts were extracted, but the presence of malicious links and brand impersonation indicates a phishing or social engineering attack.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9832

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.
  • 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.online/app/431946152/oprewards-com-robux-game-hack.
  • Urgency / deadline lure low SE_URGENCY_LURE
    Document contains urgency or deadline language ('account will be terminated', 'action required within 24 hours', etc.) — useful context, but low-signal without other findings
  • 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.online/app/431946152/oprewards-com-robux-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spins-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/roblox-hack-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/no-scam-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/claim-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/free-roblox-accessories_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/free-coins-and-spins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/free-robux-games-that-actually-work_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spin-facebook-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/where-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spins-link-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/free-spin-link-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/coin-master--hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-a-lot-of-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/claimrobux-net_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/robux-free-gift-card_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-2021-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/offers-to-get-free-spins-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-activegamer_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/robux-generator-without-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-without-download-apps-or-survey_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_off00004e98.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4E98 31916 bytes
SHA-256: 1099670b83ef37e91dba031e294e51eb8aa48a61b6925fc8b422fc25539f07fd
font_01_sfnt_off000095d6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x95D6 18852 bytes
SHA-256: cf2c3b83afe77c4831f4d7babd4a60d9ba9b4343e1e798506478eab5d5eea77b