Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 122358b96fda0f18…

MALICIOUS

PDF

47.7 KB Created: 2021-05-10 18:36:56 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: ce5e83fc94ea2250d19d669789561b55 SHA-1: 9d3365153096235d0fa870d2cdb52dde3e435e36 SHA-256: 122358b96fda0f1828f7d517df7ee0d87047ca041115f60760d896d8bc6a7323
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains a critical heuristic firing for a malicious redirector link, specifically pointing to a 'free generator / game hack' lure. The document body, though partially corrupted, contains the same URL and references to game hacks. This indicates a social engineering attempt to trick users into visiting a malicious site, likely to download further malware or engage in phishing. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF structure itself facilitates the malicious redirection.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.8715

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-trial-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.st-johns-stafford.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-people-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-johns-stafford.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-club-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-johns-stafford.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-on-phone-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-johns-stafford.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-roblox-clothes-boy_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-johns-stafford.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/robux-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-johns-stafford.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-game-pack-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-johns-stafford.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-minecraft-server-maker_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-johns-stafford.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-no-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-johns-stafford.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-coins-and-spins-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-johns-stafford.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-links-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-johns-stafford.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-spins-link-in-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-johns-stafford.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spin-app-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-johns-stafford.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-fan-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-johns-stafford.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-roblox-hair-boy_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-johns-stafford.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-roblox-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-johns-stafford.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/hacks-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-johns-stafford.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/best-minecraft-hacked-client_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-johns-stafford.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-many-levels-are-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-johns-stafford.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-cards_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-johns-stafford.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-hack-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
stream_003_off00004de0.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4DE0 24464 bytes
SHA-256: 9c4737b2dd7659535c34ef284064c91f55279c0336015d90d1d05cbabb980c97
font_01_sfnt_off0000854e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x854E 3020 bytes
SHA-256: f1a29adcea636583330be8db4f6466410de551ac48576b9e1aa5c34e2d665a1f
font_02_sfnt_off00008fa3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8FA3 2816 bytes
SHA-256: 4555740682277f0055d57b15bd0ba953e5b51415ea3d21c93db391eace072d4f
font_03_sfnt_off000099b4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x99B4 17644 bytes
SHA-256: eaa999d9fcd0e41c3411a6787ff304b3b9a642a81f97c4ae06503d53e3265cce