Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 96b7e7bb1cc0fc34…

MALICIOUS

PDF

43.2 KB Created: 2021-05-19 17:04:45 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: c752f69c12ea41bb3f9c03ea06753bce SHA-1: d4c2910862fa0e6070624150211260b282ae070e SHA-256: 96b7e7bb1cc0fc340dae3ef3bfbdeedd367dbad8b13f70c7bacf2dc8d41d97c1
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple links to known malicious redirector infrastructure, specifically advertising 'free generator / game hack' lures. The document body and embedded links suggest a social engineering tactic to trick users into visiting these sites, likely for further malware delivery or credential harvesting. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF structure itself facilitates the redirection.

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/406889139/free-spins-coin-master-april-2021-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.stayon.no/images/minecraft-hack-2021_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.stayon.no/images/coin-master-reward-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.stayon.no/images/coin-master-gold-cards-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.stayon.no/images/free-minecraft-bedrock-server-hosting_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.stayon.no/images/free-robux-no-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.stayon.no/images/coin-master-hack-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.stayon.no/images/roblox-ftw_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.stayon.no/images/optifine-minecraft-pe_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.stayon.no/images/how-to-get-free-robux-instantly_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.stayon.no/images/coin-master-hack-online-cheat_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.stayon.no/images/pig-master-free-spins-and-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.stayon.no/images/free-robux-just-enter-username-and-password_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.stayon.no/images/coin-master-free-100-spin_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.stayon.no/images/how-to-get-free-robux-on-roblox-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.stayon.no/images/microsoft-store-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.stayon.no/images/roblox-help-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.stayon.no/images/easy-robux-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.stayon.no/images/hacking-apps-for-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.stayon.no/images/free-robux-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.stayon.no/images/free-robux-without-verification-or-survey_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
stream_003_off00004668.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4668 28060 bytes
SHA-256: 8f243cec67396104c59b5aba16e6078f88393145bc641d5e03ef32098771c65f
font_01_sfnt_off00008648.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8648 18360 bytes
SHA-256: 1b3ee1f783a077a1595d8149d2d089b96120ec8e3b888397002dff6814e01a54