Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ddf2e95c57d3dc5f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

51.8 KB Created: 2021-06-04 04:16:27 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: 1faee26a962477989f21c4fb81bebadf SHA-1: ad3dac611cbafc8ff276b15fc96e23a3a7c1fde3 SHA-256: ddf2e95c57d3dc5f9791af84319f61707fb36eb3565a95027f691738234f31a9
180 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains a critical heuristic firing for a game hack redirect lure, pointing to malicious infrastructure. The document body, though heavily obfuscated, contains text related to 'Robux Generator' and the malicious URL. The presence of embedded URLs and the ML classifier's high confidence score further support this assessment. No scripts were extracted, but the primary attack vector appears to be a phishing lure leading to a malicious redirect.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9657

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.
  • Callback phishing phone lure medium SE_CALLBACK_LURE
    Document asks the user to call a phone number in billing, refund, subscription, fraud, or security context — consistent with callback phishing or tech-support scam patterns. Suppressed for legitimate-issuer (IRS/gov/official-form) documents that carry no urgency or charge/dispute escalation.
  • 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/robux-generator-without-verification-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spins-link-download-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/coin-master-gold-cards-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/coin-game_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/blogspot-coin-master-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spins-link-2021-april_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/cool-free-roblox-outfits_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/coin-master-2021-free-spins-link-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/minecraft-education-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/how-to-hack-roblox-accounts-on-phone_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/coin-master-mod-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/free-robux-not-a-scam_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/roblox-gift-card-online-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/coin-master-spin-cheat_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/free-coin-master-spins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spins--spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/mcpe_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-minecraft-pocket-edition-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spins-link-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/mc-update_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-without-human-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
stream_004_off000051da.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x51DA 27448 bytes
SHA-256: bae6c7bd0061fc18452fb5ccd4e1f4d26978010ffc9ab89ae4e45a269693e1a8
font_01_sfnt_off00009227.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x9227 2880 bytes
SHA-256: b053084cafd01c649462d87667ba56c569d6480ce60e7d20ae57ef6124cf178e
font_02_sfnt_off00009c07.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x9C07 2816 bytes
SHA-256: 4555740682277f0055d57b15bd0ba953e5b51415ea3d21c93db391eace072d4f
font_03_sfnt_off0000a618.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xA618 18800 bytes
SHA-256: 7a1699424a486bcfa4df415b867af9f99e06be81e984b6abcb7de7a1603b39ab