Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 004b071f17c2c108…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.5 KB Created: 2021-07-19 18:00:36 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-23
MD5: 542c4406f05e9dcbbae2d75d04354d1e SHA-1: 79d0cefd064f7928ae12ef28aaba463c2d72f16d SHA-256: 004b071f17c2c1082f1c82aa43c07b16e697b9ef4311b95fef62735debbffa55
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to redirector infrastructure, including one specifically for a 'Minecraft Windows 10 Free Code Game Hack'. The document body also contains a call to action to 'CLICK HERE TO ACCESS MINECRAFT GENERATOR'. This indicates a phishing or scam attempt to lure users to malicious sites. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF structure itself facilitates the redirection.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9955

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 http://netcdn.tw/app/479516143/minecraft-windows-10-free-code-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.lorengntt.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/can-you-make-a-minecraft-server-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lorengntt.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lorengntt.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lazyblox-com-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lorengntt.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lorengntt.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-tiktok-fans-no-verification_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lorengntt.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-free-robux-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lorengntt.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-free-download-windows_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lorengntt.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-tiktok-accounts-with-followers_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lorengntt.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-no-human-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lorengntt.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-story-mode-free_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
font_00_sfnt_off0000316a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x316A 22760 bytes
SHA-256: 62a0439e5a9f354c70aedcb651ebdd36c6743a31fbdf8090a6d59057fc032d1e
font_01_sfnt_off00006433.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6433 18524 bytes
SHA-256: 61f4e129dbb086a6f9797ef369c55cdd3b58d633037fca8f4f59eaf5785788a4