MALICIOUS
210
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution
T1071.001 Web Protocols
The PDF contains multiple heuristics indicating a malicious redirector link disguised as a 'free generator / game hack' and impersonating Microsoft. The document body, though heavily obfuscated, contains references to 'Minecraft Skins Download Free' and a call-to-action to 'CLICK HERE TO ACCESS MINECRAFT GENERATOR', further supporting the lure. The embedded URL likely leads to credential harvesting or malware download, aligning with spearphishing tactics.
Machine Learning
- Nyx PDF Classifier clean score 0.0134
Heuristics 6
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PDF links to a 'free generator / game hack' redirector critical PDF_GAME_HACK_REDIRECT_LUREPDF'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.
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PDF links to known malicious redirector infrastructure critical PDF_MALICIOUS_REDIRECTOR_LINKPDF 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.
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Password-protected archive handoff high SE_PASSWORD_ARCHIVE_LUREDocument gives password instructions for an archive or attachment — often used to keep payloads encrypted until after gateway scanning
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Brand-impersonation credential phishing lure high SE_BRAND_CREDENTIAL_PHISHDocument 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/479516143/minecraft-skins-download-free-game-hack.
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Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTONDocument contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
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Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URLOne 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/479516143/minecraft-skins-download-free-game-hack In PDF document text
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_LicenseIn PDF document text
Extracted artifacts 3
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
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stream_002_off00002f73.bin |
decompressed-pdf-stream | PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x2F73 | 25460 bytes |
SHA-256: 6efbab2bf5c590d3ec540e0e68a99029f7c96508df451134727aebc7940f6370 |
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font_01_sfnt_off000069f0.bin |
pdf-font-stream | PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x69F0 | 3092 bytes |
SHA-256: 3811f2fb1880daf4953efcc9c7427d9b438bced237490b00be4a6ec3ecea79e0 |
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font_02_sfnt_off0000749b.bin |
pdf-font-stream | PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x749B | 18460 bytes |
SHA-256: 54d3aeb7b3beebea3cfa48561b043312cf5d8c01a954df644a6f0691dd3f9e10 |
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