Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 45e29e2e8a179f25…

MALICIOUS

PDF

42.0 KB Created: 2021-05-13 17:28:24 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: 817ad6b4323fb8f3792be4508e205363 SHA-1: be496d4b16436f530bd9bc8c20d1fbc7cfa6948f SHA-256: 45e29e2e8a179f2532231033ff7b0b8d7e71f259104dc5fb52ed6db3e1a3921e
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document contains multiple links to known malicious redirectors, specifically advertising 'free generators' and 'game hacks' for popular games. The primary redirector URL is https://netcdn.xyz/app/406889139/coin-master-free-spins-app-android-game-hack. The document body and embedded links suggest a social engineering lure to trick users into visiting these malicious sites, likely for further malware delivery or phishing. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF structure itself facilitates the redirection.

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/406889139/coin-master-free-spins-app-android-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-100-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-robux-games_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-free-spins-ios_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/minecraft-pe-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/hack-download_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/how-to-get-free-robux-for-real_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-limiteds-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/rewards-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/minecraft-bedrock-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/cheat-codes-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-hack-2021-app-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/classic-minecraft-net-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/minecraft-images-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-coin-master-gifts_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-free-spins-16-04-19_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-roblox-accounts-2021-with-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-apk-mod-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-robux-no-human-verify_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/how-to-get-free-robux-on-pc_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/roblox-top_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_off00004c81.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4C81 23728 bytes
SHA-256: fa47b543bc9655c1ef4a02a97f6da0d6362fc8a315471f902b34bbb340ae2a21
font_01_sfnt_off00008286.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8286 18060 bytes
SHA-256: 7f8980b6f3213b204c7b050e62c653166806b65682437d624869b2fc7a4cb6a7