Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 62b0290da5ffcbeb…

MALICIOUS

PDF

43.8 KB Created: 2021-05-14 17:37:17 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: 401a70c1e2783767d82179dafcb20236 SHA-1: 1235edc5d40eeba2590badc4602076b6f93029ef SHA-256: 62b0290da5ffcbeb11ffa441977ca1ed14c93e8fd290ccb264eb11af3d2db299
142 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document functions as a link farm, directing users to multiple websites that promise free game currency or hacks. The primary lure is 'free Robux', a common tactic for phishing or malware distribution. The document contains numerous links, including a prominent one to 'netcdn.xyz', which likely serves as a redirector to malicious content. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links strongly suggest an intent to exploit user interest in free in-game items to lead them to potentially harmful sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9969

Heuristics 5

  • Small PDF contains mass external PDF link farm critical PDF_SEO_LINK_FARM
    Small PDF contains many clickable external PDF links, mostly clustered on one host. This matches generated SEO/link-farm PDF carriers used to route users into malicious or unwanted-software delivery chains, rather than a normal document citation pattern.
  • 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.xyz/app/431946152/free-robux-real-working-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • http://www.woundcare4heroes.org.uk/uploads/files/files/how-do-you-get-free-robux-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.woundcare4heroes.org.uk/uploads/files/files/how-to-get-free-robux-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.woundcare4heroes.org.uk/uploads/files/files/easy-how-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.woundcare4heroes.org.uk/uploads/files/files/roblox-hacks-for-mac_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.woundcare4heroes.org.uk/uploads/files/files/is-minecraft-java-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.woundcare4heroes.org.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-free-spins-blogspot_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.woundcare4heroes.org.uk/uploads/files/files/easy-robux-today_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.woundcare4heroes.org.uk/uploads/files/files/how-to-hack-to-get-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.woundcare4heroes.org.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-free-spins-hack-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.woundcare4heroes.org.uk/uploads/files/files/how-to-actually-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.woundcare4heroes.org.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-free-spins-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.woundcare4heroes.org.uk/uploads/files/files/free-robux-scams_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.woundcare4heroes.org.uk/uploads/files/files/free-robux-generator-2021-no-human-verification-or-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.woundcare4heroes.org.uk/uploads/files/files/free-robux-videos_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.woundcare4heroes.org.uk/uploads/files/files/get-free-robux-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.woundcare4heroes.org.uk/uploads/files/files/hacks-for-minecraft-windows-10_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.woundcare4heroes.org.uk/uploads/files/files/free-robux-games-that-actually-work-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.woundcare4heroes.org.uk/uploads/files/files/free-card-collection-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.woundcare4heroes.org.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-hack-mod-apk-2021-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.woundcare4heroes.org.uk/uploads/files/files/free-spins-coin-master-links-2021_GM406889139.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_off00004b17.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4B17 25664 bytes
SHA-256: faa613ab6cec8eaeaa75389e2c4df4ea56b8928bedee6a03f87430bc0ee8fa3b
font_01_sfnt_off00008671.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8671 19092 bytes
SHA-256: e9cbc94ede6f039b2d64cc554d217f5f9744837c58519873c9f71b22e801d63e