Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5a250d1d359850c6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

43.7 KB Created: 2021-05-10 23:50:11 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: 8bf4aca9bad24d9d1e2261cf42f5ec51 SHA-1: 4ed2f5fdb4d5d516ab89cfe283eba4ce1d043086 SHA-256: 5a250d1d359850c6755e1d5ed61b28b00870d238243d4a4eaab7f89bf3253685
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document contains multiple links that redirect to a known malicious infrastructure, specifically promoting 'game hacks' and 'free generators'. The document body, though partially corrupted, contains text and URLs consistent with a phishing lure for obtaining in-game currency or cheats. The embedded links are designed to lead the user to download further malicious content, likely another PDF or executable.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9969

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-hack-apk-online-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/robux-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/25-free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/robux-game-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/best-free-spins-link-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-free-clothes-girl_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-youtube_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-spins-coin-master-twitter_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-2021-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-google-play-promo-codes-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-blogspot_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-admin-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-many-free-spin-links-is-there-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-offers_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-pocket-edition-mods-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-windows-10-free-trial_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-without-verification-or-surveys_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-many-villages-are-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/earn-free-robux-today_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_off00005091.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x5091 24800 bytes
SHA-256: 0c2d3ef5786bde07f0cb49c74395a91bd8124fd9ef15880b51f65062d6d0b7d3
font_01_sfnt_off0000899b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x899B 17968 bytes
SHA-256: 242ffb3ae23aaa88f863c4a264d986e0fcfba56dd77541db73c8f2987a2b9a1c