Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 79bf20806df757c9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.8 KB Created: 2021-07-04 16:41:53 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: 02ad337a06d1ea477d5e145e868e7989 SHA-1: 2e1b1a0305e76ba4dea1a18b19daf9353a6e0e66 SHA-256: 79bf20806df757c9a5ea3ecba3e79741c1d2f8ac3223562da9cea40b94a475ac
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded links that redirect to known malicious infrastructure, specifically promoting a 'free generator / game hack'. The document body, though partially corrupted, contains text related to game hacks and the malicious URL. This suggests a social engineering lure to trick users into visiting a potentially harmful site, likely to download further malware or engage in credential harvesting.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

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/406889139/master-coin-hack-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/oprewards-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/is-minecraft-bedrock-edition-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-no-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-map_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-roebucks-in-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coins-master-hacks_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-spins-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-esp_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-come_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-hacks-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-on-android_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-and-coins-for-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-promo-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-windows-10-free-trial_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/muffin-combat-hack-roblox-pastebin_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-on-computer_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-pro-gamers_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/hack-coin-master-apk-33_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-free-download-apk-softonic_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bhyllsacreprimaryschool.org/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-cheat-client_GM479516143.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_002_off00003532.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x3532 23336 bytes
SHA-256: ba0f50ae6d8f7e7c10822387f7930376c477531c9291448ad5c7019ad138a529
font_01_sfnt_off000069f8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x69F8 18004 bytes
SHA-256: beadfd3ddd3986add47ad1d45fcc8fbffc87e77367a39c8aeb12842db4702c34