Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 168aaa4f5e25a49b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.5 KB Created: 2021-06-18 17:30:42 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: dd5bdb3f52a373d48916189a4417e8ff SHA-1: 6b511455e076bf6839df3d3acc7f7b0112c44379 SHA-256: 168aaa4f5e25a49b960187ffd63bfae31c87c49be861846c7588ce97b4a7016f
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains a prominent link disguised as a 'free generator / game hack' lure, which redirects to a known malicious infrastructure. The document body and embedded URLs reinforce this theme, aiming to trick users into visiting a site that likely hosts malware or further phishing content. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF's structure and embedded links strongly indicate 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.co/app/431946152/roblox-cheat-apk-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id//repository/collect-free-spin-linms-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id/repository/no-survey-anti-bots-allowed-robux-hacker_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id/repository/minecraft-hacked-client-18_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id/repository/roblox-free-hats_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id/repository/free-unlimited-coin-master-400-spin-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id/repository/is-minecraft-free-on-xbox-one_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id/repository/free-minecraft-premium-account_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id//repository/free-roblox-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id//repository/roblox-free-items-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id/repository/working-robux-hack-windows-10_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-hair-on-roblox-on-phone_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id/repository/ultimate-random-night-how-to-hack-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-old-roblox-accounts_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id//repository/how-to-hack-roblox-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id/repository/roblox-jailbreak-nitro-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id/repository/abd-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id/repository/snipped-roblox-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id/repository/real-robux-generator-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id/repository/coin-master-spin-link-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-ios-no-verification_GM406889139.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_off00003235.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x3235 22784 bytes
SHA-256: 4b0f2ce4d51f0fb58092a0d4a591d0a95ae3bf634f139777f98b8682c64702bf
font_01_sfnt_off00006580.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6580 19100 bytes
SHA-256: bc3ea0f2e2da5fa850f268c1d0db79b0bc9bf48bf99d56f32e2fb9f1ac670403