Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a0daea26cc117828…

MALICIOUS

PDF

33.7 KB Created: 2021-07-19 19:31:56 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: d9dc26c489a04795d624d6b2b77c1970 SHA-1: 2ff88065318169aaf1638625a014b8fa020ed6c3 SHA-256: a0daea26cc117828e77bd64a56a19a08d892672b65d2b5931f57d26d1ad4572b
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple embedded links that redirect to malicious infrastructure, specifically a site offering a 'free generator / game hack'. The document body and heuristics indicate a lure for free game-related content, which is a common tactic for phishing or malware distribution. The presence of multiple redirector links suggests a deliberate attempt to lead the user to a malicious site.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9946

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/how-do-i-get-minecraft-for-free-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.smartitbg.com/images/minecraft-for-chromebook-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.smartitbg.com/images/how-to-get-minecraft-java-edition-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.smartitbg.com/images/free-robux-giveaway_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.smartitbg.com/images/is-tiktok-free_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.smartitbg.com/images/how-to-get-free-robux-on-computer_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.smartitbg.com/images/tiktok-like-bot-free_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.smartitbg.com/images/robux-com-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.smartitbg.com/images/minecraft-hacks-wurst_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.smartitbg.com/images/minecraft-realms-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.smartitbg.com/images/coin-master-free-daily-spins_GM406889139.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_off00003040.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x3040 22488 bytes
SHA-256: b02fad2d356a0f6fe2fc4f67b6dfa99fe0e221f3353605f9a708acbe954091d6
font_01_sfnt_off00006279.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6279 18044 bytes
SHA-256: 8adf8c493cf7b961d8151eaa7b2e31490a9d93b7fc863b831128d5e31b20427f