Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 79a993649f28b54b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

46.3 KB Created: 2021-06-11 10:57:21 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: 6f5b13fb6326d339b691307eed3abf05 SHA-1: 2ba3fdfb87fc1a3d784f75214fd4294da4eb0abf SHA-256: 79a993649f28b54bb1f36ac4bd3a82b1576af1d412957d627334c83a3e09c755
220 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1553.005 Mark-of-the-Web Bypass

The PDF contains a malformed exploit stream and links to a known malicious redirector infrastructure. The document body and heuristics indicate a lure for a "free generator / game hack" that impersonates Facebook, likely leading to credential phishing or malware. The presence of exploit-related heuristics suggests exploitation for client execution, potentially bypassing Mark-of-the-Web.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9863

Heuristics 6

  • 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.
  • Brand-impersonation credential phishing lure high SE_BRAND_CREDENTIAL_PHISH
    Document impersonates a well-known consumer brand and uses account-security / verification language ('unusual activity', 'account on hold', 'verify your account') to steer the reader to a credential-harvesting link. Corroborated by: call-to-action link host does not match the impersonated brand: https://netcdn.tw/app/431946152/free-robux-no-scams-no-verification-just-username-and-amount-game-hack.
  • Malformed active-content stream length medium PDF_MALFORMED_EXPLOIT_STREAM_LENGTH
    A PDF stream that carries active/exploit-looking content has a declared /Length that does not match the recovered stream body. Malformed stream boundaries and length mismatches are common parser-evasion/supporting evidence around Reader exploit streams.
  • 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/free-robux-no-scams-no-verification-just-username-and-amount-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/free-coin-and-spin-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/robloxfun-com-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/free-robux-no-verification-no-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-minecraft-for-free-on-xbox-one_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/coin-master-links-for-free-spins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spins-cheat_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/free-robux-please_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/free-spin-app-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/roblox-fly-hack-not-a-virus-flood-escape-2_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/chef-free-tshirt-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/free-cookie-codes-for-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/free-robux-only-username-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spins-link-october-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/coin-master-50-spin-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/free-draw-2-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-spins-on-coin-master-without-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/free-robux-no-scam_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/roblox-hack-no-verify_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/free-roblox-car_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.fikes.upnvj.ac.id/repository/coin-master-32-android-mod-hack-apk-download_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_004_off00005341.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x5341 25952 bytes
SHA-256: ed8f273169b4592c8a5dde79f331e3f8b41e7170a845aadf8aecbde6178e9168
font_01_sfnt_off00008f23.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8F23 19384 bytes
SHA-256: 7cbf78f325c049f3ec58f0ec6f3ca12ae531bd162d74549751bd8454e906e65b