Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 692c772673a89c70…

MALICIOUS

PDF

42.4 KB Created: 2021-05-17 04:00:58 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: 564d9e6416f021c7375f40df324a33c9 SHA-1: 96e159136c33503a642b94331183d0b98a935376 SHA-256: 692c772673a89c70a41be5339c78f238caa75ce0185840b2795ba875df76513e
122 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF file contains multiple links that impersonate brands and lure users with promises of game hacks and free currency. The primary malicious URL identified is https://netcdn.xyz/app/431946152/rewards-robux-game-hack, which is likely a redirector to a malicious site. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links suggest an attempt to exploit users through social engineering, potentially leading to credential theft or further malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9971

Heuristics 5

  • 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.
  • Brand-impersonation credential phishing lure high SE_BRAND_CREDENTIAL_PHISH
    Document impersonates a well-known consumer brand and uses account-security / verification language ('unusual activity', 'account on hold', 'verify your account') to steer the reader to a credential-harvesting link. Corroborated by: call-to-action link host does not match the impersonated brand: https://netcdn.xyz/app/431946152/rewards-robux-game-hack.
  • 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/rewards-robux-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • http://www.woundcare4heroes.org.uk/uploads/files/files/free-minecraft-website_GM479516143.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/free-online-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.woundcare4heroes.org.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-free-spins-hack-iphone_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.woundcare4heroes.org.uk/uploads/files/files/how-to-get-free-robux-on-roblox-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.woundcare4heroes.org.uk/uploads/files/files/how-to-get-minecraft-for-free-on-android-device_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.woundcare4heroes.org.uk/uploads/files/files/free-spins-and-coins-coin-master-facebook_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.woundcare4heroes.org.uk/uploads/files/files/roblox-mobile-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.woundcare4heroes.org.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-invite-friends-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.woundcare4heroes.org.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-claim-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.woundcare4heroes.org.uk/uploads/files/files/i-want-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.woundcare4heroes.org.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-free-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.woundcare4heroes.org.uk/uploads/files/files/promo-codes-for-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.woundcare4heroes.org.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-free-coins-and-spins-group_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.woundcare4heroes.org.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-hack-app-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.woundcare4heroes.org.uk/uploads/files/files/toolbox-premium-apk_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.woundcare4heroes.org.uk/uploads/files/files/earn-free-robux-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.woundcare4heroes.org.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-free-food_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.woundcare4heroes.org.uk/uploads/files/files/robux-win_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.woundcare4heroes.org.uk/uploads/files/files/minecraft-maps-pe-free-download_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_003_off0000498b.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x498B 24820 bytes
SHA-256: 77b579491500a502861a32ede561b61922e5297aeecab3db2c5de774008fe2a1
font_01_sfnt_off000082d7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x82D7 18416 bytes
SHA-256: 21116ea904a611fad18bc85f00e00e8b2c3853fc9714ecb701cf7760588061a1