Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c78250e02309aabb…

MALICIOUS

PDF

48.1 KB Created: 2021-06-04 01:35:08 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-31
MD5: 9e3ca8ec52b3a71b88ced70a195504d6 SHA-1: 102a192a8fd9fa23c44191ade48e733b9ba89555 SHA-256: c78250e02309aabbee109fd3c778ceb9f9868f250a6c18b511714edd19fd61c2
200 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF document employs a fake CAPTCHA lure to trick users into clicking a link. This link, identified as malicious redirector infrastructure, leads to a URL associated with free game hacks and Robux generators. The document's structure and embedded links strongly suggest an attempt to deliver a malicious payload or redirect users to a phishing or scam site.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9796

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.
  • 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
  • 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/free-robux-only-1-step-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/master-coin-free-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/my-minecraft-account-was-hacked_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/how-can-you-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spins-and-coins-today-gift-reward_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-pro-gamers_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/hack-coin-master-download-ios_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/robux-com-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/minecraft-esp_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/free-spins-coinmaster_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/how-to-make-robux-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/is-there-an-actual-hack-that-work-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/coin-master-daily-free-spins-link-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/robux-hacks-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/minecraft-free-education_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/robux-generator-no-human-verification-or-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/synapse-roblox-free-download_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/robux-generator-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/best-forntinte-games-om-roblox-no-robux-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spins-hack-ios_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-no-human-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off000050e2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x50E2 25128 bytes
SHA-256: 362b9972c3e58e9ad8712554642d921c436236ed5d33b0012e7ebf242f6a13ed
font_01_sfnt_off00008aca.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8ACA 5696 bytes
SHA-256: 450e3ee45915afe13702bf1d587eb8b9ad88a8d2113419ac9f2fd116a828e139
font_02_sfnt_off000097dc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x97DC 18656 bytes
SHA-256: 070bf31dcf9002553526675ed1cd7b39f0747279791c235f0424fbc506b236c5