Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 38d5298473fa3758…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.7 KB Created: 2021-07-06 08:50:36 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: 557dc8ad8d34f1cb73919eff68837e4e SHA-1: f709235892f692e7a1c681bee337b366abb4cb42 SHA-256: 38d5298473fa3758deeaa12dfb5585c68884018be6b6a35e5450132c5bfc69cf
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains a critical heuristic firing for a game hack redirect lure, pointing to malicious infrastructure. The document body and embedded URLs reinforce this by advertising free spins and game hacks, ultimately directing users to the identified malicious URL. This suggests the PDF is designed to trick users into visiting a potentially harmful site.

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.tw/app/406889139/free-spins-coin-master-november-2021-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://grhasurya-pustaka.smkmuh2wates.sch.id//repository/blox-best-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grhasurya-pustaka.smkmuh2wates.sch.id//repository/free-coin-master-spin-generator_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grhasurya-pustaka.smkmuh2wates.sch.id//repository/coin-master-gifts_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grhasurya-pustaka.smkmuh2wates.sch.id//repository/today-free-spin-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grhasurya-pustaka.smkmuh2wates.sch.id//repository/free-robux-thumbnail_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grhasurya-pustaka.smkmuh2wates.sch.id/repository/minecraft-online-free-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grhasurya-pustaka.smkmuh2wates.sch.id/repository/free-roblox-accounts-2021-with-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grhasurya-pustaka.smkmuh2wates.sch.id/repository/coin-master-card-link-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grhasurya-pustaka.smkmuh2wates.sch.id/repository/coin-master-rewards-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grhasurya-pustaka.smkmuh2wates.sch.id/repository/hack-roblox-weight-lifting_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grhasurya-pustaka.smkmuh2wates.sch.id//repository/minecraft-bedrock-server-hosting-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grhasurya-pustaka.smkmuh2wates.sch.id/repository/free-robux-hack-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grhasurya-pustaka.smkmuh2wates.sch.id//repository/when-was-minecraft-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grhasurya-pustaka.smkmuh2wates.sch.id/repository/archery-master-3d-unlimited-coins-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grhasurya-pustaka.smkmuh2wates.sch.id//repository/free-executor-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grhasurya-pustaka.smkmuh2wates.sch.id/repository/minecraft-free-download-unblocked_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grhasurya-pustaka.smkmuh2wates.sch.id//repository/pokemon-go-free-spoofer-ios_GM1094591345.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grhasurya-pustaka.smkmuh2wates.sch.id/repository/free-games-like-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grhasurya-pustaka.smkmuh2wates.sch.id//repository/easy-how-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grhasurya-pustaka.smkmuh2wates.sch.id/repository/minecraft-bedrock-edition-download-pc-free_GM479516143.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_off0000321e.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x321E 23200 bytes
SHA-256: 5b5f1a32394eb14f49222b9c80490db81958415c5635e1d4729962e83efe8dc2
font_01_sfnt_off0000666a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x666A 19108 bytes
SHA-256: 36e1eeceeee3fc781fda3d2e545cbef07c02bf5a92aae23fcef36e22720d751b