Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3ab531750ee8bea7…

MALICIOUS

PDF

42.7 KB Created: 2021-05-11 15:00:17 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: 53d6b9e5ed1a31642df20d0afb8dddbc SHA-1: 4e231e86218d1d40062211f40f595b6ed5ec2adc SHA-256: 3ab531750ee8bea79d10a93d2f2c5cd8d3c72a4032cdd504591f66de387e2624
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded links that lead to a known malicious redirector, disguised as a 'game hack' generator. The document body and extracted URLs suggest a lure for free in-game items or currency, a common tactic for phishing or malware distribution. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and malicious links indicate an attempt to redirect the user to a potentially harmful site, likely for further payload delivery or credential harvesting.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9971

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-hacker-skin-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1lampungbarat.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-that-really_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1lampungbarat.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-gift-card-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1lampungbarat.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-legit_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1lampungbarat.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-game-free-download-for-pc_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1lampungbarat.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-sued_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1lampungbarat.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1lampungbarat.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-robux-on-android_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1lampungbarat.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-download-minecraft-for-free-on-iphone_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1lampungbarat.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-apk-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1lampungbarat.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-gang_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1lampungbarat.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-tool-ios_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1lampungbarat.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/cheats-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1lampungbarat.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-apk-114_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1lampungbarat.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/microsoft-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1lampungbarat.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-hack-roblox-jailbreak_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1lampungbarat.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-no-offers_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1lampungbarat.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-pc_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1lampungbarat.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-pin-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1lampungbarat.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/twitter-coin-master-free-spins-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1lampungbarat.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-vip-server-roblox_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_003_off00004b6b.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4B6B 26760 bytes
SHA-256: 1d7694a5b0c083dcba3d083d665c3169e037a5751a29acfec10da8c3d1a324e2
font_01_sfnt_off0000864e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x864E 17740 bytes
SHA-256: 91fe2762de83ff68ec278d498415159af7d0ffb5c1d0151dc7294afbb77550eb