Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1afb0cf4872eb09f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

47.1 KB Created: 2021-06-03 07:47:29 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-22
MD5: f11bdb286d687e1a1d972c38c8f0dc51 SHA-1: 09f4389687abc20881c3ddfaf4c6dba20b449a1d SHA-256: 1afb0cf4872eb09f454df70ae29d95be662fb4f103d71fab256f1ad7e9fe4dce
200 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious Link

The PDF contains a critical heuristic firing for a game hack redirector lure, directing users to a URL that is known to host malicious content. The document body, though heavily obfuscated, contains references to downloading Minecraft for free, aligning with the lure. The presence of a malicious redirector link and the lure to download content indicate a phishing attempt to trick users into visiting a dangerous site.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9832

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.
  • Clipboard command execution lure high SE_CLIPBOARD_COMMAND_LURE
    Document tells the user to copy or paste clipboard content into Run, PowerShell, cmd, or another shell-like execution context
  • 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/479516143/how-to-download-minecraft-for-free-on-windows-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.repion.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/ac-market-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.repion.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/huskybuckscom-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.repion.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/hacks-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.repion.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-com-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.repion.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-gun-games-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.repion.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spin-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.repion.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spin-and-coin-link-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.repion.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-coin-master-links_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.repion.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-pocket-edition-free-ios_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.repion.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-website_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.repion.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.repion.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/clients-minecraft_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.repion.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.repion.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-and-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.repion.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-appsfor-coin-master-daily-rewards_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.repion.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/blogspot-coin-master-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.repion.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-daily-gift-free-spins-and-coins-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.repion.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/can-you-give-me-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.repion.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-codes-not-used_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.repion.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/is-minecraft-free-on-ps4_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_off000057bb.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x57BB 27184 bytes
SHA-256: 06348a091a5b64974b714d24fd71a4ce519ff8fd13d3c01a8f5085d8980f9687
font_01_sfnt_off000094f8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x94F8 18488 bytes
SHA-256: 1dbf333c2c81f6b538001782c38efce5a130bb9c1087012b87c932adfe164250