Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 fa254d98ddf5afd7…

MALICIOUS

PDF

48.1 KB Created: 2021-06-03 07:01:15 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-29
MD5: 8e8ddc03cb154bd9f33c3f49f2225b59 SHA-1: 47191ee4b79b6097ad9f3babac2cd8039a42ade3 SHA-256: fa254d98ddf5afd774ac9eedf6e773da405e7070c95b30820a3ae9898fd0abb4
82 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains a lure related to game hacks, specifically for Minecraft, directing users to a suspicious URL. This URL is identified as a redirector for potentially malicious content. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URLs strongly suggest an attempt to trick users into downloading or visiting malicious sites, likely as part of a phishing or malware distribution campaign.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9796

Heuristics 4

  • PDF links to a 'free generator / game hack' redirector high 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.
  • 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
  • External URI info PDF_URI
    PDF contains an external URL action
  • 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-get-creative-mode-in-minecraft-server-hack-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • https://www.wholesomeliving.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/google-roblox-games_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.wholesomeliving.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/wurst-minecraft_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wholesomeliving.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-today-39_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.wholesomeliving.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-2021-free-spins-link-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wholesomeliving.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-mod-apk-free-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.wholesomeliving.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-do-we-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wholesomeliving.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-play-minecraft-for-free-on-pc_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.wholesomeliving.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-spin-link-today-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.wholesomeliving.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-com-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.wholesomeliving.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-apk-android-1_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wholesomeliving.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robuxmatchcon_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.wholesomeliving.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator-for-roblox-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wholesomeliving.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-spin-ios_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.wholesomeliving.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-promo-codes-2021-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.wholesomeliving.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-hack-unlimited-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.wholesomeliving.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spins-on-coin-master-2021-ios_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wholesomeliving.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-roblox-to-get-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wholesomeliving.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-do-you-earn-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.wholesomeliving.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/mcpe-optifine_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.wholesomeliving.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-minecraft-windows-10_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
stream_004_off000055f9.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x55F9 25468 bytes
SHA-256: 1ca6ddc6d7d8a9e1f381cb1ded6357e369861efd59c5403fd20350b2e595d4ea
font_01_sfnt_off00008f12.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8F12 2880 bytes
SHA-256: 10d025f04f706eb71cdda4f99784df1b9ccb52e48080e43095e0398eaef6f132
font_02_sfnt_off000098fc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x98FC 18332 bytes
SHA-256: b04b103692562b1630027eac5b017e7352fc4190b72d9da3724e53b3c4929e1c