Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3afd9718cbdd65c7…

MALICIOUS

PDF

48.1 KB Created: 2021-06-09 02:25:49 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: 9734bfcf9a32e10e4ea03ff660814e1a SHA-1: 27a332706a3c40d13b8b7a405372bc8c92f0518c SHA-256: 3afd9718cbdd65c7d3a7d5ddee46a6b710ba63e29fbd4a6e6bad0da1026e616c
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 'game hacks' and 'free generators' to lure users. The ML classifier also flagged this document as malicious. While no scripts were extracted, the embedded URLs and the nature of the lures suggest an attempt to redirect users to potentially malicious sites for further exploitation or credential harvesting.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9778

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.tw/app/431946152/is-it-illegal-to-use-hacks-on-roblox-jailbreak-australia-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.vaytechceramic.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spins-on-coin-master-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vaytechceramic.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-without-any-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vaytechceramic.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/mcpe-116_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vaytechceramic.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/easy-robux-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vaytechceramic.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator-for-kids_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vaytechceramic.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/bloxland-earn-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vaytechceramic.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-coins-2021-coin-master-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vaytechceramic.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-on-mobile_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vaytechceramic.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-giveaway-live_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vaytechceramic.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox40com-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vaytechceramic.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-admin-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vaytechceramic.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-back-accessories-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vaytechceramic.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vaytechceramic.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-on-phone_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vaytechceramic.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator-no-human-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vaytechceramic.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-websites-that-work_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vaytechceramic.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-spins-on-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vaytechceramic.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-hack-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vaytechceramic.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-download-minecraft-for-free-on-pc_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vaytechceramic.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/daily-free-spins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.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
font_00_sfnt_off000055c6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x55C6 28780 bytes
SHA-256: d2b87d6b88f3efb2756e42080f537af999dc13da077d9ecb1cd733fe21216fed
font_01_sfnt_off000096de.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x96DE 19188 bytes
SHA-256: 40ea9ff45bb4f04c0895d140494bbf11397661263c6e8622c020dfe59248ada8