Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7dd99acb87c81303…

MALICIOUS

PDF

43.5 KB Created: 2021-05-16 08:52:37 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: a519e230926cc056aa85a6c9a23664ae SHA-1: 8b3da80930f7b1cb5031cc654ab6bd0873c5aabb SHA-256: 7dd99acb87c81303ae902d24e3930b80323bdf444c9a8a63f4b2d65e16c36959
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to external websites, including a primary link identified as a malicious redirector. The document body and heuristic firings indicate a lure for free Robux or game hacks, a common tactic for phishing or scam operations. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links suggest an attempt to redirect the user to potentially malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9969

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/431946152/how-to-get-800-robux-for-free-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://bookswithapast.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-minecraft-bedrock-server-hosting-24-7_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bookswithapast.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/robux-free-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bookswithapast.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-no-human-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bookswithapast.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bookswithapast.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-wurst-hacked-client_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bookswithapast.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/easy-robux-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bookswithapast.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-spins-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bookswithapast.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-land-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bookswithapast.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator-no-human-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bookswithapast.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-a-minecraft-server-and-make-yourself-op_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bookswithapast.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/earn-robux-online_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bookswithapast.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-cash_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bookswithapast.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-hack-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bookswithapast.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-toy-codes-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bookswithapast.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/robuxy-com-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bookswithapast.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-cheat_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bookswithapast.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gamesofficenet-hack-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bookswithapast.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/robux-link_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bookswithapast.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-earn-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bookswithapast.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-pocket-edition-apk-free-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.micIn 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_off0000491e.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x491E 27072 bytes
SHA-256: 3a5c3245162fce6d27dd346e49f0ca53020756e6f71676744dc0f62433b252e2
font_01_sfnt_off00008656.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8656 18664 bytes
SHA-256: 6a64e7471bea66bf256778f320a62da21f5461e8ce3828893f1d9cd09bca5c64