Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3c5503a9594c21eb…

MALICIOUS

PDF

43.5 KB Created: 2021-06-03 05:40:51 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: 725e8ec2bd96066634d8b94830c32252 SHA-1: 95a1ac8ed224f48fd33eea2cbfe093870b5a2c2e SHA-256: 3c5503a9594c21eba2ef9c85efc68427b524abdca14eb8f78c6eab1d23cd5f96
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document employs a lure related to game hacks and free generators, directing users to a malicious redirector URL. The presence of embedded URLs and the ML classifier's high confidence score indicate a malicious intent to trick users into visiting potentially harmful sites. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links suggest a workflow designed to lead the user to a malicious download or exploit. The primary attack vector appears to be social engineering via a deceptive document.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9865

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.online/app/406889139/free-links-for-coin-master-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://e-pustaka.stkipadzkia.ac.id/repository/free-roblox-gfx_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-pustaka.stkipadzkia.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-easy-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-pustaka.stkipadzkia.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spins-without-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-pustaka.stkipadzkia.ac.id/repository/free-tiktok-likes_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-pustaka.stkipadzkia.ac.id/repository/free-robux-generator-no-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-pustaka.stkipadzkia.ac.id/repository/roblox-free-no-download_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-pustaka.stkipadzkia.ac.id/repository/how-to-hack-and-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-pustaka.stkipadzkia.ac.id/repository/is-there-any-way-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-pustaka.stkipadzkia.ac.id/repository/how-to-hack-coin-master-facebook_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-pustaka.stkipadzkia.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-by-playing-games_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-pustaka.stkipadzkia.ac.id/repository/websites-that-give-you-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-pustaka.stkipadzkia.ac.id/repository/minecraft-windows-10-code-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-pustaka.stkipadzkia.ac.id/repository/how-to-hack-coin-master-spin-in-hindi_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-pustaka.stkipadzkia.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-spins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-pustaka.stkipadzkia.ac.id/repository/hack-coin-master-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-pustaka.stkipadzkia.ac.id/repository/free-spins-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-pustaka.stkipadzkia.ac.id/repository/minecraft-hack-app_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-pustaka.stkipadzkia.ac.id/repository/coin-mast-hacks_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-pustaka.stkipadzkia.ac.id/repository/free-robux-co_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-pustaka.stkipadzkia.ac.id/repository/optifine-mcpe_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_004_off00005057.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x5057 25140 bytes
SHA-256: a5eacc9cf809db80670901c02242c181389281c42d1c32a5827ced4713ad42dc
font_01_sfnt_off000088ba.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x88BA 17880 bytes
SHA-256: a04fca5b08559e76c7fc5751e50b7e5576d0693cd390b0db561ab022dd525d54