Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 33c1b389dd90d1da…

MALICIOUS

PDF

38.4 KB Created: 2021-05-24 04:25:06 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: a89ea787100b03a40c90694e773a7c09 SHA-1: 741b6a1ee321c943bbcaa16157ce037be5dd6d94 SHA-256: 33c1b389dd90d1da843a5d0087bd58b37c270c3229eec0516e30927c6243e50e
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF document contains multiple links that redirect to malicious infrastructure, specifically promoting 'free generators' or 'game hacks' for popular games. The primary lure URL is https://netcdn.xyz/app/479516143/minecraft-java-edition-free-download-game-hack, which is flagged as a known malicious redirector. The document body and embedded links suggest a social engineering tactic to trick users into visiting these sites, likely leading to further malware downloads or scams.

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-java-edition-free-download-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://sitecontabil.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-coin-master-glitches_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sitecontabil.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-games_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sitecontabil.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-cheat_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sitecontabil.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-stuff-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sitecontabil.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-app-store-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.freenom.comHeyIn 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_off00003594.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x3594 27944 bytes
SHA-256: ada3e319df505b65f3a4b01f99bc7961be0cf7a16c017fa12b2d08eb7f6d8899
font_01_sfnt_off00007448.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x7448 18572 bytes
SHA-256: be0be2e0bd1478f571662982334261f36152068b9a395b749ff064ff651796b1