Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 50499af945ee7b11…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.9 KB Created: 2021-07-19 18:23:40 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: a07ea927fc1e6fa120e528e7290b658d SHA-1: 74b2fe9d7dafbf166f3ecc506083c0021dcac106 SHA-256: 50499af945ee7b11dffe492a456df2531d21f58e9dcb261bf45dfa2af0576e96
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains a malicious redirector link disguised as a 'free Robux generator' lure, which is a common tactic for phishing or scamming users. The ML classifier also strongly indicated maliciousness. While no scripts were directly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links point to a social engineering attack.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9967

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.tw/app/431946152/how-to-earn-free-robux-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.charnwood.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/will-minecraft-dungeons-be-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.charnwood.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-coins-and-spins-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.charnwood.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-pe-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.charnwood.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/robux-free-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.charnwood.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-cards_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.charnwood.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-minecraft-bedrock-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.charnwood.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-free-robux-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.charnwood.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-spins-from-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.charnwood.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-verified-on-tiktok-for-free_GM835599320.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_off00003550.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x3550 21904 bytes
SHA-256: db03a8aab68f81a322841bb04f580125ab99fd048ee9dca06a58e1788c311f4a
font_01_sfnt_off000065a1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x65A1 18592 bytes
SHA-256: 5f937b01d2564a1e5fa4c0b4366c64548c36994ef3892cbb218ece3c84f10115