Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 15a67960c6f5f15a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

42.9 KB Created: 2021-06-14 01:48:51 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-08-25
MD5: 17cbd7401978e23e1e3412f8378c92bf SHA-1: 7af1efca19a87fa74833fec08aa7c199895da039 SHA-256: 15a67960c6f5f15a3a28485882ceaba2c4d66b1df030a4dcdc7fd407ac0c3553
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links, including one that redirects to known malicious infrastructure. The document body and heuristics suggest a lure for game-related cheats or hacks, which is a common social engineering tactic. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links indicate a malicious workflow designed to redirect users to potentially harmful content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9971

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.co/app/431946152/best-free-hair-for-roblox-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.r2rfurniture.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-for-free-apk_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.r2rfurniture.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-ways-to-get-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.r2rfurniture.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spins-on-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.r2rfurniture.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-coins-and-spins-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.r2rfurniture.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-without-verification-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.r2rfurniture.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-how-to-look-cool-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.r2rfurniture.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-minecraft-java-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.r2rfurniture.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/no-human-verification-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.r2rfurniture.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spins-coin-master-hack-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.r2rfurniture.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-gen_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.r2rfurniture.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spin-ml_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.r2rfurniture.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/corn-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.r2rfurniture.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/mathep_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.r2rfurniture.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/100-free-spins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.r2rfurniture.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-stuff-that-cost-coins-free-mcpe-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.r2rfurniture.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-free-download-linux_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.r2rfurniture.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/pokemon-go-x-free-download_GM1094591345.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.r2rfurniture.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-minecraft-for-free-on-xbox-one_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.r2rfurniture.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/comptes-roblox-cheat_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.r2rfurniture.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/get-free-robux-generator_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_003_off00004b91.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4B91 25116 bytes
SHA-256: af4636dd1c3a394da3e93e85f0634a2a9ac286bf039bc4d9382659c216554745
font_01_sfnt_off00008502.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8502 18400 bytes
SHA-256: 20d96e4054607256de3cd4ef01a1c54320a9f23df2174e98abbd716907ad63ec