Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a1035d151d999a12…

MALICIOUS

PDF

45.7 KB Created: 2021-05-30 13:55:27 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: e56177d2b0bbc2e0ba5c4ce9c083c214 SHA-1: ab2256c8048f0419138e6917c905724172f3c21d SHA-256: a1035d151d999a1299b889efb7ef5b6765726a6acc5087f7612196b7fafc5f0a
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains embedded links that redirect to malicious infrastructure, specifically promoting 'free game hacks' and generators. The ML classifier strongly flagged this PDF as malicious. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the presence of malicious redirector links and the lure of free game-related content indicate a phishing or scam attempt, likely delivered as a spearphishing attachment.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9580

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/479516143/minecraft-pe-free-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.cryptovision.com/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-get-free-tiktok-followers_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cryptovision.com/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-spins-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cryptovision.com/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/minecraft-svg-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cryptovision.com/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-get-a-cape-in-minecraft-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cryptovision.com/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/rblx-city-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cryptovision.com/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-hack-peoples-roblox-accounts_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cryptovision.com/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-robux-generator-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cryptovision.com/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/coin-master-free-spin-and-coins-links-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cryptovision.com/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-spins-for-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cryptovision.com/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/minecraft-pocket-edition-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cryptovision.com/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/minecraft-classic-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cryptovision.com/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-do-i-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cryptovision.com/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/get-free-robux-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cryptovision.com/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-get-minecraft-pe-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cryptovision.com/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/robux-hack-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cryptovision.com/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-get-free-robux-no-human-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cryptovision.com/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-minecraft-skins_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cryptovision.com/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-get-free-robux-without-paying_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cryptovision.com/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/minecraft-pe-free-ios_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cryptovision.com/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/coin-master-daily-free-spins-and-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cryptovision.com/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-minecraft-server-hosting-24-7_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cryptovision.com/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/minecraft-multiplayer-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cryptovision.com/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-modded-minecraft-server_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cryptovision.com/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/roblox-hacked-com-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cryptovision.com/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-fans-on-tiktok_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cryptovision.com/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-coins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cryptovision.com/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/roblox-promo-codes-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cryptovision.com/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-coins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cryptovision.com/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/coin-master-hack-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cryptovision.com/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/coin-master-free-spins-link-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sigmaclient.info#2In PDF document text
    • https://flux.today#3In 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_off00005676.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x5676 26088 bytes
SHA-256: 0965fe1cab748d138ee145544c1ac4aafc018b9aed9b251d260a35a1b362c3ba
font_01_sfnt_off0000918e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x918E 17724 bytes
SHA-256: f623db3d5896acbfca75c1fa71b49e9ae1d6d1c000a87567f3c2fb9ea3a364ca