Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8ecf67d4be430848…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.4 KB Created: 2021-06-30 20:14:00 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: 03c7e17988d6dd664dcf0037af3e1e4d SHA-1: 205b47e0c10f87220e0921258edf3105e9ed6dc6 SHA-256: 8ecf67d4be4308489fc4eb565f6db5b5d43cd0180a8c960704b73f6bb0de4e66
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF file contains multiple heuristics indicating malicious redirection, specifically targeting users interested in game hacks and free items. The primary URL, http://netcdn.co/app/431946152/cheat-engine-money-hack-roblox-game-hack, is identified as a malicious redirector. The document body, though partially obfuscated, contains references to game hacks and URLs, reinforcing the lure. The ML classifier also strongly flagged this PDF as malicious.

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.co/app/431946152/cheat-engine-money-hack-roblox-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.library.gkigadingserpong.org/repository/minecraft-bedrock-edition-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.gkigadingserpong.org/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.gkigadingserpong.org/repository/bloxpink-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.library.gkigadingserpong.org/repository/free-t-shirt-roblox-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.library.gkigadingserpong.org/repository/coin-master-daily-free-spins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.gkigadingserpong.org/repository/free-coin-master-account_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.gkigadingserpong.org/repository/roblox-promo-code-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.library.gkigadingserpong.org/repository/free-coins-and-spins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.gkigadingserpong.org/repository/is-there-a-way-to-get-minecraft-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.gkigadingserpong.org/repository/is-there-any-way-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.gkigadingserpong.org/repository/free-robux-without-verify_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.gkigadingserpong.org/repository/roblox-phantom-forces-hack-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.gkigadingserpong.org/repository/coin-master-hack-online-android_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.library.gkigadingserpong.org/repository/is-minecraft-java-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.library.gkigadingserpong.org/repository/trolling-with-hacks-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.library.gkigadingserpong.org/repository/roblox-coolkid-hack-download_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.gkigadingserpong.org/repository/coin-master-apk-hack-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.gkigadingserpong.org/repository/how-to-get-free-clothing-roblox-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.library.gkigadingserpong.org/repository/how-to-hack-roblox-to-get-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.gkigadingserpong.org/repository/can-you-give-me-free-robux_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
font_00_sfnt_off0000321c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x321C 22540 bytes
SHA-256: e82a210b04a20b841d555d2f0371a84ac9da470bbc729bd17abe74de16d43acc
font_01_sfnt_off00006478.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6478 19420 bytes
SHA-256: bd7846d1492db04e996b0182948b6c6b36bd26d88b69d03beb6257d341b6eb11