Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5b2880b1da703917…

MALICIOUS

PDF

41.9 KB Created: 2021-05-22 02:39:05 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: b65543d86d242b5a5cd70f2191049d37 SHA-1: 7f72ad9d0b04718c123906417cd4e96470e23222 SHA-256: 5b2880b1da703917cd6353e4d5930372e1059014a344ed7d596d01f1222c457a
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to redirectors and scam pages, specifically targeting users interested in 'free Robux' or game hacks. The document body and heuristic firings confirm the presence of malicious redirector links designed to lure users into potentially harmful websites. No scripts were extracted, but the embedded URLs and the nature of the lures strongly suggest a phishing or scam attempt.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.8120

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/431946152/free-robux-scams-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://italianconnectionsleaford.co.uk/images/how-to-hack-roblox-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://italianconnectionsleaford.co.uk/images/coin-master-free-spins-link-download-ios_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://italianconnectionsleaford.co.uk/images/pokemon-go-free-yanmega_GM1094591345.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://italianconnectionsleaford.co.uk/images/how-can-you-get-free-spins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://italianconnectionsleaford.co.uk/images/www-roblox-com-free-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
stream_002_off0000353c.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x353C 29656 bytes
SHA-256: 7ad70c151305ff01ab8f1b411d6c1d15f454a8cdc4651246fbcb7d12a1152575
font_01_sfnt_off0000782d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x782D 2840 bytes
SHA-256: 3fb127b764b9d10f5525bc4de5ec8316de704409ccb0cf21cff3ad8a30d11676
font_02_sfnt_off000081df.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x81DF 18500 bytes
SHA-256: f6eebadb3de4af7ab0205057cc55fc1daf9397692da1370c2a19d2d749ad11f1