Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8f16696cd35565fb…

MALICIOUS

PDF

32.8 KB Created: 2021-06-18 09:59:43 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: 660b504b848e3010ab86039b8b66dbcd SHA-1: ba5e8d13b899be18890a8bef57a1386a4b5ff37e SHA-256: 8f16696cd35565fb196335aa5de70a49f8662e4a9f134eddd83681170d6c2cac
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple links, including one identified as a malicious redirector, which is designed to lure users to potentially harmful websites. The document body and extracted URLs suggest a theme of 'game hacks' and 'free generators', a common lure for distributing malware or conducting phishing. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the presence of embedded URLs and the heuristic findings strongly indicate a malicious intent to redirect the user to a malicious resource.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9824

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/dupe-tool-hack-roblox-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://elearning.hidayatussalam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-spin-coin_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.hidayatussalam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/rbx-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.hidayatussalam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-spins-coin-master-no-survey_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.hidayatussalam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/hacks-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.hidayatussalam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-tiktok-followers-no-human-verification_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.hidayatussalam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/rape-simulator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.hidayatussalam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-tiktok-likes-without-verification_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.hidayatussalam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/level-coin_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.hidayatussalam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-free-minecoins_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.hidayatussalam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/robux-hacks-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.hidayatussalam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/pubg-uc-earn_GM1330123889.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.hidayatussalam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-earn-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.hidayatussalam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/daily-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.hidayatussalam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-cracked-client_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.hidayatussalam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-apk-2021-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.hidayatussalam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/hackear-coin-master-espaol_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.hidayatussalam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/get-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.hidayatussalam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-fan-page-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.hidayatussalam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-ios-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.hidayatussalam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-minecraft-java-server_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
font_00_sfnt_off00002b42.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2B42 21788 bytes
SHA-256: b2ae33bf014aab99f52ecf8dc9a2bcd5cbb46f5652d4edcb6ddb1396df2af496
font_01_sfnt_off00005b1d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x5B1D 19140 bytes
SHA-256: ca8d15c96dc03f3132a87862d085a02c2dcca811f7f49d6c92defb04e2b80855