Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2ce09e172b10cd77…

MALICIOUS

PDF

37.5 KB Created: 2021-05-21 11:15:18 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: 74d6c52bfaca354d2cb6c6cfab8ffdcd SHA-1: c93265e3ceadebd498996ccf5d2e0825a5eceabc SHA-256: 2ce09e172b10cd7789a13b55bf18edd85199c3f3bf728b602fae7b134ab5af51
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple embedded links that redirect to malicious infrastructure, disguised as game hacks or free generators. The document body and embedded artifacts suggest a lure to download or access content related to games, which is a common tactic for phishing or malware distribution. The ML classifier also strongly indicated maliciousness.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9447

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-unblocked-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnkarawang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/what-is-coin-master-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnkarawang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-app_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnkarawang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/hacked-client-for-minecraft-bedrock_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnkarawang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/pokemon-go-free-gift-codes_GM1094591345.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnkarawang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/add-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_002_off0000376b.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x376B 24896 bytes
SHA-256: 06e16795ffbf22dcafc9a4b73a8550bcf5b86cdcbcc948c5ea2658fbc60aa01b
font_01_sfnt_off000070ce.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x70CE 18472 bytes
SHA-256: 4446ec9a14b3bfac30f066e0e962bc7f96b5cea98edad6ed93b9652aaf8297cb