Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3e8829bb0f085b60…

MALICIOUS

PDF

41.9 KB Created: 2021-05-10 21:30:14 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: b5468acb455c9d3abeb3dd661f2973c5 SHA-1: 8ed04b62b8026782ba31d7dbd56f1ac6ea581848 SHA-256: 3e8829bb0f085b608774c9c85370de3fdcbf7878c0904018e3ad725c4ff25d9c
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple embedded URLs, with a primary focus on 'free Robux' and game-related lures. The ML classifier strongly flagged this PDF as malicious, and the presence of external URIs suggests an attempt to redirect the user to a potentially harmful site. While no scripts were directly extracted, the document's structure and content indicate a phishing or scam attempt, likely using a spearphishing attachment vector.

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/431946152/who-to-get-free-robux-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://itv-grabungen.de/images/how-to-get-free-robux-on-chromebook_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://itv-grabungen.de/images/minecraft-pocket-edition-free-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://itv-grabungen.de/images/free-coins-and-spins-for-coin-master-game_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://itv-grabungen.de/images/play-minecraft-free-online-no-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://itv-grabungen.de/images/roblox-redeem-codes-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://itv-grabungen.de/images/coin-master-free-link-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://itv-grabungen.de/images/free-robux-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://itv-grabungen.de/images/roblox-skin-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://itv-grabungen.de/images/coin-master-spin-hack-without-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://itv-grabungen.de/images/free-coin-master-spins-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://itv-grabungen.de/images/free-shields-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://itv-grabungen.de/images/free-coins-and-spins-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://itv-grabungen.de/images/coin-master-free-spins-and-coins-without-human-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://itv-grabungen.de/images/coin-master-hack-extension_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://itv-grabungen.de/images/free-2021-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://itv-grabungen.de/images/free-robux-now_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://itv-grabungen.de/images/free-robux-no-verification-or-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://itv-grabungen.de/images/freespins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://itv-grabungen.de/images/blox-land-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://itv-grabungen.de/images/robux-hack-2021_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_off00004a09.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4A09 24020 bytes
SHA-256: 9e4ee6ea778f93e88cb7657050f66b41610a2fcd8cccb92ff0b48eb95da2af1d
font_01_sfnt_off000080c7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x80C7 18484 bytes
SHA-256: 7ba6f7de64c6d8ae6f5469fb20d9bd46bb355649f5c0a9ce8a2cee34149577d7