Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 63da5ae827c6c276…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.3 KB Created: 2021-07-19 15:51:26 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: ab8ddf51fdd3894662cb32202cac5334 SHA-1: f12f3ff1c178d9bdc1b249d4091d587c20463e72 SHA-256: 63da5ae827c6c276d60c76a73285af8a090e4b8f63ec8fe90aab8a48955ab1c1
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to redirectors that masquerade as free game hacks and generators, aiming to lure users into malicious sites. The ML classifier strongly flagged this PDF as malicious, and the presence of numerous links to known malicious infrastructure confirms a high likelihood of a phishing or malware distribution attempt. No scripts were extracted, but the document's structure and embedded links indicate it serves as a lure for further malicious activity.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9955

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/479516143/minecraft-free-download-android-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://esm-royet.de/images/how-to-get-free-followers-on-tiktok_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://esm-royet.de/images/minecraft-redeem-code-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://esm-royet.de/images/how-to-get-free-robux-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://esm-royet.de/images/free-minecraft-mods_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://esm-royet.de/images/how-to-hack-someones-roblox-account_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://esm-royet.de/images/real-free-robux-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://esm-royet.de/images/coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://esm-royet.de/images/minecraft-bedrock-edition-download-pc-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://esm-royet.de/images/how-to-get-free-robux-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://esm-royet.de/images/free-robux-games-that-actually-work_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
font_00_sfnt_off000030d3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x30D3 22876 bytes
SHA-256: 4d7e2ad500f53b7133fa1b1b7da6759ceee70d2d75fe49d1862d8a485c2418a8
font_01_sfnt_off00006410.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6410 18292 bytes
SHA-256: 9d9b0ee832c8ed03a3e8d039feca9f5c484872876758be0788389d8bcd5131f0