Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 32db8a5c0956eb99…

MALICIOUS

PDF

38.5 KB Created: 2021-05-22 20:06:14 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: 268db378460bcaf0afab126ae68dd7dd SHA-1: 8c7d7d34e0adeedce204383a966974b4e81fe769 SHA-256: 32db8a5c0956eb99cec62b64188471a9f9c027a764a05c0b8ba8337136d5b163
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links designed to lure users into clicking on what appears to be a game hack generator. These links redirect to known malicious infrastructure, specifically a URL associated with a 'free generator' for Minecraft. The presence of a visual download button and the ML classifier further support the malicious nature of the document. No scripts were extracted, but the document's structure and embedded links indicate a phishing or redirection attempt.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9476

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-download-chromebook-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://italianconnectionsleaford.co.uk/images/lazyblox-com-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://italianconnectionsleaford.co.uk/images/coin-master-hack-mod-apk-unlimited-spin-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://italianconnectionsleaford.co.uk/images/robux-free-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://italianconnectionsleaford.co.uk/images/free-spin-coin_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://italianconnectionsleaford.co.uk/images/free-robux-gift-card-codes-2021_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_off000034e3.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x34E3 27412 bytes
SHA-256: ec88c69d14d8d7bc8bc0cb073fd25a7362277d074ea441e56fd7668b94af6b78
font_01_sfnt_off0000732e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x732E 19044 bytes
SHA-256: 5dd9560c2144c6e0c163b4f028c4225137fae20b1a5cdfb52854f5b1068f3385