Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 51aa6adb9c6f18d0…

MALICIOUS

PDF

45.8 KB Created: 2021-05-19 04:40:41 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: 5aacbf2eab3b8d3bdd4788b652ebc407 SHA-1: 4dbd0a6ba071b721c8414ed5f836f83b29e41555 SHA-256: 51aa6adb9c6f18d08ed58ff710f4f0c7c61b39895b1b360ff52d935a0399b19f
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains a critical heuristic firing for a game hack redirect lure, pointing to a known malicious URL. The document body, though heavily obfuscated, contains references to 'Pokemon Go' and 'game hack', reinforcing the lure. The presence of embedded URLs and the ML classifier's high confidence score indicate a malicious intent to redirect users to potentially harmful content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9432

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/1094591345/how-to-get-coins-on-pokemon-go-free-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://e-learning20.min2pontianak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/cm-free-spin-link-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-learning20.min2pontianak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-spins-coin-master-2021-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-learning20.min2pontianak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-apple_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-learning20.min2pontianak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-mod-menu-apk_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-learning20.min2pontianak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-daily-free-spins-link-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-learning20.min2pontianak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-minecraft-server-hosting-with-plugins_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-learning20.min2pontianak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/village-4-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-learning20.min2pontianak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spin-link-today-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-learning20.min2pontianak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-shirts-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-learning20.min2pontianak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-hack-into-someones-roblox-account_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-learning20.min2pontianak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-spin-coin-master-game_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-learning20.min2pontianak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-links-for-free-coins-and-spins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-learning20.min2pontianak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-earn-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-learning20.min2pontianak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-hacks-115-2_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-learning20.min2pontianak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-site_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-learning20.min2pontianak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-learning20.min2pontianak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-obby_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-learning20.min2pontianak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-kid-friendly-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-learning20.min2pontianak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/rbx-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-learning20.min2pontianak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/can-you-earn-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off00004e88.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x4E88 24456 bytes
SHA-256: 75c0d60d2b27cb02f7c6bec626212896616e9c637bfaa28eedc7a372167791c4
font_01_sfnt_off000085e9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x85E9 3112 bytes
SHA-256: effe72d3b11c983d84123c5e5c148078d56fe78dc1b8e7bacbe8e7e99040a89e
font_02_sfnt_off000090cb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x90CB 18228 bytes
SHA-256: e27634eb79850759c90c4ff8f40b82bddb3f688ee33d3d7face2fba748c46f4d