Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 022e9baaef6f7983…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.1 KB Created: 2021-07-09 22:42:17 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: 7b13b410f720d4e808193cd60628d703 SHA-1: 46c53a1ac70ee7eda1c088e30bebc1ab0cbe9704 SHA-256: 022e9baaef6f79833c2f6cf38a40a060a3781b94221dee98f195528cd9af048d
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains numerous embedded URLs and text promoting free Robux and Coin Master spins, a common lure for phishing or malware distribution. The ML classifier strongly flagged this PDF as malicious, and the presence of external URIs suggests an attempt to redirect the user to a malicious site. No scripts were extracted from this sample, but the overall pattern indicates a social engineering attack.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

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.tw/app/431946152/free-robux-no-verification-or-survey-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://apartmani-mestrovic-krk.hr/files/how-to-get-free-robux-without-any-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.apartmani-mestrovic-krk.hr/files/free-coin-master-spins-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.apartmani-mestrovic-krk.hr/files/coin-master-hack-version-2021-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://apartmani-mestrovic-krk.hr/files/coin-master-claim-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.apartmani-mestrovic-krk.hr/files/robux-matchcomfree-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.apartmani-mestrovic-krk.hr/files/coin-master-3rd-village-free-2021-gift-card_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.apartmani-mestrovic-krk.hr/files/free-coin-master-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://apartmani-mestrovic-krk.hr/files/free-robux-codes-not-used_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://apartmani-mestrovic-krk.hr/files/coin-master-hack-2021-no-human-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.apartmani-mestrovic-krk.hr/files/coin-master-viking-quest-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://apartmani-mestrovic-krk.hr/files/roblox-free-app-game_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.apartmani-mestrovic-krk.hr/files/free-roblox-card-codes-not-used_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.apartmani-mestrovic-krk.hr/files/coin-master-link-daily-get-free-spins-and-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.apartmani-mestrovic-krk.hr/files/free-accounts-free-robux-and-obc_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://apartmani-mestrovic-krk.hr/files/dragon-ball-af-roblox-cheats_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.apartmani-mestrovic-krk.hr/files/how-to-get-free-robux-without-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://apartmani-mestrovic-krk.hr/files/coin-master-lucky-patcher-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.apartmani-mestrovic-krk.hr/files/how-to-get-free-robux-website_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://apartmani-mestrovic-krk.hr/files/roblox-18_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.apartmani-mestrovic-krk.hr/files/free-roblox-clothes-templates_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
font_00_sfnt_off00002e52.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2E52 22012 bytes
SHA-256: fb56b4e72d61ddd142d321c94ade03ba6864123456072a563fa8f89a2d47f78a
font_01_sfnt_off00005f1a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x5F1A 19368 bytes
SHA-256: 551afc8435a3263a9a14f68c6fac56cdd03dabd4713ff120a4b3cc718d9f39ef