Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0a1ade345b142bd4…

MALICIOUS

PDF

42.3 KB Created: 2021-05-13 21:33:53 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: 974202959c259f1e83c340311c01fe68 SHA-1: 1c7718e5a4433eda7f3b2e146929026ad97f0a50 SHA-256: 0a1ade345b142bd4c4473c2f99d8eb2bc191a21948e25f78eb2788c8c2f4aff8
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to known malicious redirectors, specifically advertising free game hacks and generators for popular games like Minecraft and Roblox. The primary lure URL is https://netcdn.xyz/app/479516143/minecraft-free-download-android-apk-game-hack, which is associated with malicious redirector infrastructure. The document body and heuristics indicate a social engineering tactic to trick users into clicking these links, likely leading to further malicious content or downloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9971

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 https://netcdn.xyz/app/479516143/minecraft-free-download-android-apk-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.tsdb.com.au/images/coin-master-hack-online-generator-without-human-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.tsdb.com.au/images/free-robux-no-verify-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.tsdb.com.au/images/free-robux-download_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.tsdb.com.au/images/roblox-free-robux-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.tsdb.com.au/images/coin-master-free-spins-link-2021-no-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.tsdb.com.au/images/coin-master-hack-tool-access-online-generator_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.tsdb.com.au/images/free-coins-coin-master-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.tsdb.com.au/images/how-to-make-roblox-clothes-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.tsdb.com.au/images/roblox-rewards-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.tsdb.com.au/images/how-to-hack-and-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.tsdb.com.au/images/how-to-hack-roblox-on-mobile_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.tsdb.com.au/images/free-coin-master-cards_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.tsdb.com.au/images/how-to-make-clothes-on-roblox-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.tsdb.com.au/images/how-to-get-free-robux-without-downloading-anything_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.tsdb.com.au/images/roblox-free-pants_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.tsdb.com.au/images/how-to-get-minecraft-coins-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.tsdb.com.au/images/how-to-make-a-free-server-in-minecraft-java_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.tsdb.com.au/images/free-minecraft-alt-generator_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.tsdb.com.au/images/how-to-hack-people-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.tsdb.com.au/images/rbl-gg-free-robux_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
stream_003_off000049b4.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x49B4 24408 bytes
SHA-256: 132f3419de2bdcd9e5dcffcb0c5a90a5918de12edc19713fa298877be8b5ee11
font_01_sfnt_off000081d4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x81D4 18636 bytes
SHA-256: 653028bcb0f2fb6608854d40a7a9db9360db480d39b3fa53a0b8dd523b133d01