Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 78f7d81f43b1c615…

MALICIOUS

PDF

42.0 KB Created: 2021-05-11 04:09:00 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: 2dc8998219f5f47575c3d2e98373cfbf SHA-1: d4b3f835fa1cee5ac11b9f7f0ae847865abb47a6 SHA-256: 78f7d81f43b1c615e69f4dfc2c7576eb4b2ec404a873a2bdea4fc500d114cfe2
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple links that redirect to malicious infrastructure, specifically promoting game hacks and free spins. The ML classifier strongly flagged this PDF as malicious, and the heuristics indicate it's designed as a lure to a redirector. Although no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URLs suggest an attempt to drive users to potentially malicious content or downloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9971

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/get-free-spins-on-coin-master-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib/repository/coin-master-hack-pc-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib/repository/roblox-download-pc-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib/repository/www-roblox-com-robux-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib//repository/coin-master-free-spins-hack-ios_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib//repository/get-free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib/repository/blogspot-free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib/repository/how-do-you-get-minecraft-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib//repository/free-robux-hack-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib/repository/free-roblox-hack-us_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib/repository/coin-master-hacks-no-downloading_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib/repository/free-spins-on-coin-master-links-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib//repository/how-to-get-roblox-premium-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib/repository/coin-master-support_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib/repository/free-robux-real_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib/repository/free-coins-coin-master-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib//repository/how-do-i-get-minecraft-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib//repository/minecraft-pe-016-0-apk-download-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib/repository/free-coin-master-spins-for-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib//repository/minecraft-apk-android-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib//repository/2021-free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.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_off00004a06.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4A06 25504 bytes
SHA-256: bed461ba03782f5532d68bcf28e7678578a19d2a352e4d2390c3214308d92d6d
font_01_sfnt_off00008335.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8335 17884 bytes
SHA-256: 200850e3a78b1b50c9881a74b6d24eace04c65468f288c9b2f31b5952499e453