Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 6497431b13771c52…

MALICIOUS

PDF

44.0 KB Created: 2021-06-03 23:02:37 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: 96be4b673ef9fcf1ad52e5f5dcd8605b SHA-1: 8bd2749dc7473a677116e4b4c19aacdef9145917 SHA-256: 6497431b13771c5299e97be922e5a8fbc26974a44776d2633bbb8b1fb070c0cb
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious Link

The PDF contains multiple embedded URLs and a heuristic firing for an external URI, all pointing towards a lure for game-related cheats and currency. The presence of a 'download button' heuristic further supports the malicious intent of directing users to external sites. The ML classifier strongly flagged this PDF as malicious, indicating a high probability of malicious activity.

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.online/app/479516143/free-minecraft-skins-girl-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://digilib-ppkn.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id//repository/how-to-earn-robux-for-free-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-ppkn.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id//repository/today-coin-master-free-coins-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-ppkn.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id//repository/how-to-get-minecraft-pe-for-free-ios_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-ppkn.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id//repository/free-chest-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-ppkn.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id//repository/free-robux-hack-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-ppkn.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id//repository/free-robux-generator-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-ppkn.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/coinmaster-twitter_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-ppkn.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id//repository/coin-master-unlimited-spin-and-coin-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-ppkn.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/free-spins-generated-from-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-ppkn.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id//repository/minecraft-jar-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-ppkn.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/minecraft-112-2-hacked-client_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-ppkn.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id//repository/roblox-free-item-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-ppkn.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/robux-premium_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-ppkn.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/coin-master-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-ppkn.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spins-hack-apk-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-ppkn.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/free-robux-no-human-verification-or-survey-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-ppkn.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id//repository/free-robux-codes-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-ppkn.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id//repository/roblox-generator-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-ppkn.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/download-hack-coin-master-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-ppkn.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id//repository/roblox-sexually_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_off00005257.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x5257 24996 bytes
SHA-256: 7d751c1dd262cc8d1a9547ab830e3b9c6aafce5059734737ba3b095e43fadc6a
font_01_sfnt_off00008afd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8AFD 17812 bytes
SHA-256: f796763adab961c87901cbed22ac834da441fe3bf12b93a75777223d73cc2936