Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4c383fbed12bc90e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.6 KB Created: 2021-06-18 15:53:49 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: 428a18948875f9d4672a25c5a5534da3 SHA-1: 1d40122e66e05096b8890b494cb64ad8e49b5e83 SHA-256: 4c383fbed12bc90e0fd158d682b6a73f9ca857db8f5dc30f0e7a98f87703a2fe
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple links that redirect to malicious infrastructure, masquerading as game hacks or free item generators for popular games like Roblox. The ML classifier strongly flagged this PDF as malicious, and the presence of embedded URLs and a download button lure reinforces the phishing and potential malware distribution intent. No scripts were extracted, but the document's structure and embedded URLs indicate a phishing attempt to redirect users to potentially harmful content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

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 http://netcdn.co/app/431946152/how-to-get-free-catalog-items-on-roblox-2021-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://hpen.gmcc-welling.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/minecraft-java-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hpen.gmcc-welling.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/give-me-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hpen.gmcc-welling.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/free-spins-from-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hpen.gmcc-welling.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/roblox-games-that-give-you-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hpen.gmcc-welling.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/google-coin-master-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hpen.gmcc-welling.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/how-to-change-roblox-username-for-free-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hpen.gmcc-welling.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/bloxpage-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hpen.gmcc-welling.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/minecraft-java-edition-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hpen.gmcc-welling.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/roblox-free-download_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hpen.gmcc-welling.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/roblox-greenville-hacks_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hpen.gmcc-welling.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/free-spins-coin-master-blogspot_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hpen.gmcc-welling.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/daily-spin_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hpen.gmcc-welling.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/minecraft-free-download-mac_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hpen.gmcc-welling.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/roblox-free-bundles_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hpen.gmcc-welling.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/pokemon-go-free-coins-promo-code_GM1094591345.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hpen.gmcc-welling.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/roblox-hack-game_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hpen.gmcc-welling.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/blogger-coin-master-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hpen.gmcc-welling.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/roblox-free-online-game_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hpen.gmcc-welling.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/free-coin-master-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hpen.gmcc-welling.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/free-spin-sites-for-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_off0000334d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x334D 22324 bytes
SHA-256: 351c60d8d0527778a9034e8fe738932cb6a6a1cad06657bdeea3b4100132f5fa
font_01_sfnt_off00006495.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6495 19580 bytes
SHA-256: 7f715fdeab3057efe6738fac64b116ca7f0118a6c68886b6e3157a40fc21869a