Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2e28c5277b73f270…

MALICIOUS

PDF

36.9 KB Created: 2021-05-22 03:37:10 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: c0bc1a562e85ed199fe05467c2aff60d SHA-1: 71e0616abba5a19be1a5b3b18a848dc51fd073d5 SHA-256: 2e28c5277b73f2701e32c2b0a7150cc0ded6a95935dcab661727a2ad59baab14
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple embedded links, with one specifically identified as a malicious redirector leading to a 'free generator / game hack' lure. The document body also contains similar lures and calls to action, reinforcing the phishing attempt. The presence of multiple redirector links and the ML classifier's high confidence score indicate a strong likelihood of malicious intent, likely to lead users to a compromised site or download further malware.

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/can-i-get-minecraft-for-free-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn5bojonegoro.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-generator-com-roblox-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn5bojonegoro.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-win-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn5bojonegoro.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/20210-free-spin-links-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn5bojonegoro.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-version-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn5bojonegoro.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-2021-spin-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://education.minecraftIn 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_off00003875.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x3875 25080 bytes
SHA-256: ad782deb6fad14f4065c904f20793a44efe821a20955fbdd65b74fe0474a7c37
font_01_sfnt_off000070d3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x70D3 17712 bytes
SHA-256: e4c5326dba6bbe04ecfe42fb3576534f1bedf9d9a77461a4c126bff948161748