Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0e2b1bf79232cc21…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.6 KB Created: 2021-07-20 01:20:30 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: 9d65bf6609ec7fadd024e13e13cc2fe7 SHA-1: 2a6de498d889769543beaf2f489d3d4090098270 SHA-256: 0e2b1bf79232cc2151edd8f56c3092f07dc6dcbcd4b6c06214608a41ed622ded
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple links that redirect to malicious infrastructure, specifically promoting 'free generator / game hack' lures. The primary malicious URL identified is http://netcdn.tw/app/431946152/how-to-get-free-robux-without-verifying-game-hack. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links strongly suggest a social engineering attack aimed at tricking users into visiting potentially harmful websites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9955

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/how-to-get-free-robux-without-verifying-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.hlad.hr/files/how-to-get-free-skins-in-minecraft_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hlad.hr/files/minecraft-marketplace-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hlad.hr/files/can-you-get-robux-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hlad.hr/files/how-to-get-minecraft-windows-10-for-free-2021_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hlad.hr/files/ways-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hlad.hr/files/free-tiktok-fans-and-likes_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hlad.hr/files/minecraft-mobile-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hlad.hr/files/minecraft-free-no-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hlad.hr/files/give-me-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hlad.hr/files/free-robux-codes-no-verification_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_off00002dca.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2DCA 23084 bytes
SHA-256: 3dd573c13b9b641e85ebec2114873621545d5467e1c35e0148b86d02a6abf38c
font_01_sfnt_off00006196.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6196 19556 bytes
SHA-256: 3180b827c1ac204ed09c62f28e5521153ec6c9c19d09c72764a39a757af798e0