Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9e748acaa2f8b629…

MALICIOUS

PDF

32.7 KB Created: 2021-07-04 01:43:14 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: 86ad8a231f93b696d161fc907eabe913 SHA-1: 225bb728ad0413045cd3644b57389903b29003bf SHA-256: 9e748acaa2f8b62940978fc56c069a0742247552b03f39a1b0c69c83bc32b56f
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains numerous embedded URLs, with a primary external URI pointing to a download site for game-related cheats. The ML classifier strongly flagged this PDF as malicious, and the presence of download-related lures suggests an attempt to trick users into downloading a second-stage payload. No scripts were extracted, but the overall pattern indicates a phishing or scam attempt.

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/479516143/free-minecraft-alts-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://collectionsuncovered.com/media/storage/editor/files/roblox-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://collectionsuncovered.com/media/storage/editor/files/how-to-get-free-robux-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://collectionsuncovered.com/media/storage/editor/files/coin-master-hack-online-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://collectionsuncovered.com/media/storage/editor/files/coin-master-free-daily-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://collectionsuncovered.com/media/storage/editor/files/is-minecraft-java-edition-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://collectionsuncovered.com/media/storage/editor/files/earn-free-robux-game_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://collectionsuncovered.com/media/storage/editor/files/coin-master-hack-without-root_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://collectionsuncovered.com/media/storage/editor/files/can-lucky-patcher-hack-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://collectionsuncovered.com/media/storage/editor/files/robux-free-inlimited_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://collectionsuncovered.com/media/storage/editor/files/roblox-hackers-list_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://collectionsuncovered.com/media/storage/editor/files/diamond-hacker-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://collectionsuncovered.com/media/storage/editor/files/how-to-make-a-modded-minecraft-server-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://collectionsuncovered.com/media/storage/editor/files/roblox-assassin-hacks-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://collectionsuncovered.com/media/storage/editor/files/coin-master-daily-free-spins-and-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://collectionsuncovered.com/media/storage/editor/files/how-to-get-free-hair-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://collectionsuncovered.com/media/storage/editor/files/roblox-free-items-glitch_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://collectionsuncovered.com/media/storage/editor/files/how-to-get-free-robux-without-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://collectionsuncovered.com/media/storage/editor/files/antiafk-roblox-hack-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://collectionsuncovered.com/media/storage/editor/files/coin-master-daily-free-spins-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://collectionsuncovered.com/media/storage/editor/files/t-shirt-roblox-girl-free_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_off00002f7f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2F7F 21412 bytes
SHA-256: 170126cfd6cb9dc01e83c254ccc3210a10180966d99d706e875699a70b4d9ee6
font_01_sfnt_off00005e48.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x5E48 17928 bytes
SHA-256: 91edb68760769c57e2ae27c47b453105159c3fcb726fe83381a309c28b27d19d