Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d12b96448d6aa548…

MALICIOUS

PDF

46.8 KB Created: 2021-06-09 02:43:16 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: 179d82afb63b0498757f7203f579565c SHA-1: fb951b8172ebf1b3ae034d76fc79230f2a1ef758 SHA-256: d12b96448d6aa5482dff8c43cc6cc0f787271c08d2fbd1ed890660c946c87b8a
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains multiple links to known malicious redirectors and lures users with game hack themes. The primary malicious URL identified is https://netcdn.tw/app/431946152/cheat-in-mad-city-roblox-game-hack, which likely serves as a gateway to further malicious content or phishing pages. The presence of embedded URLs and the ML classifier's high confidence score indicate a deliberate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9832

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/cheat-in-mad-city-roblox-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id/repository/how-to-hack-someones-minecraft-account_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id//repository/coin-master-hack-app-download-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id/repository/coin-master-mod-apk-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id//repository/free-spins-and-coins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id/repository/pokemon-go-free-box-march-2021_GM1094591345.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id/repository/roblox-robux-generator-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id/repository/how-to-hack-coins-in-archery-master-3d_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id//repository/free-robux-android_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id/repository/roblox-earn-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id/repository/tiktok-free-view-pro-app-download_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id/repository/coin-master-35-13-hack-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id/repository/how-to-hack-roblox-jailbreak-2021-mod-menu_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id/repository/is-there-a-way-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id/repository/free-coin-master-spins-link-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id/repository/hack-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id/repository/free-robux-co_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id/repository/claimrbx-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id/repository/wurst-mc_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id/repository/roblox-play-for-free-unblocked_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id//repository/free-minecraft-gift-codes_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
stream_004_off000052fb.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x52FB 28044 bytes
SHA-256: 919b5d99fd0f7467a0daeb6fae659a49fd3b6db687a57a56a9710a9b2919fd8f
font_01_sfnt_off00009257.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x9257 18952 bytes
SHA-256: bb166320b7b4b374c9d58708ef25c2a1b82c9921ffc90cdf2cb5d8f09ee19f2c