Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5aec7f7ba14ab909…

MALICIOUS

PDF

45.0 KB Created: 2021-06-11 07:53:54 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: 3a77c9e18e7842b0090a3b4a57d06b26 SHA-1: b464b1f9fea5fb6586a72d61ed6bf5decc938b56 SHA-256: 5aec7f7ba14ab909fa1cd7948bf2357a39bde62acbda8046d78c8d1ae9fb7f76
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document employs a common lure of free game currency or hacks to trick users into clicking malicious links. The embedded links direct to a known malicious redirector infrastructure, which likely serves as a gateway to further malicious content or downloads. The document's structure and embedded links strongly suggest a phishing or scam campaign aimed at users interested in popular online games.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9865

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.tw/app/431946152/www-surveytool-com-free-robux-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://xiangquan.com.tw/image/data/files/roblox-free-followers_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xiangquan.com.tw/image/data/files/free-robux-com-real_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xiangquan.com.tw/image/data/files/coin-master-free-spins-a2z-help_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xiangquan.com.tw/image/data/files/how-to-get-free-robux-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xiangquan.com.tw/image/data/files/free-coins-and-spins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xiangquan.com.tw/image/data/files/legend-of-dragons-rpg-free-admin-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xiangquan.com.tw/image/data/files/where-to-get-free-tiktok-likes_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xiangquan.com.tw/image/data/files/offers-to-complete-and-get-free-spins-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xiangquan.com.tw/image/data/files/how-to-get-free-premium-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xiangquan.com.tw/image/data/files/how-to-get-minecraft-coins-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xiangquan.com.tw/image/data/files/apps-that-give-you-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xiangquan.com.tw/image/data/files/coin-master-hack-app-for-ios_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xiangquan.com.tw/image/data/files/free-robux-2021-working_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xiangquan.com.tw/image/data/files/robux-gift-card-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xiangquan.com.tw/image/data/files/free-robux-without-downloading-anything_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xiangquan.com.tw/image/data/files/how-to-get-free-minecoins-in-minecraft_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xiangquan.com.tw/image/data/files/roblox-hacks-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xiangquan.com.tw/image/data/files/minecraft-free-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xiangquan.com.tw/image/data/files/how-to-get-free-robux-easy_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xiangquan.com.tw/image/data/files/www-robux-com_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_004_off00004fe3.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4FE3 25380 bytes
SHA-256: 164877815056d64539e2166b9fb81a4a77c24f9c20c9631cd7a4543c38413c01
font_01_sfnt_off00008add.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8ADD 19108 bytes
SHA-256: 671fbf442e48a5f467e8e2f3868bdb9ed3b8a048b7dc474d3da2c83a3628adc7