Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a12a88f0e164f0f3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.5 KB Created: 2021-06-27 15:59:16 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: 6bb3f876bfe33abcc857f15b131a4812 SHA-1: 1e2a26b99a5db2af79e5f2e8f204486216818768 SHA-256: a12a88f0e164f0f33f5da07d73c775296881e2cb6ffe1ebff9b871f93f556af2
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document contains multiple links to known malicious redirectors and websites offering free game items or hacks. The document body and embedded URLs suggest a lure for users seeking in-game currency or cheats, which is a common tactic for distributing malware or conducting phishing. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF's structure and embedded URLs strongly indicate a malicious redirection workflow.

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.co/app/431946152/cool-hacked-weapons-roblox-script-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.mucinvitinh.vn/public/images/image_uploads/files/free-robux-paste-data_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mucinvitinh.vn/public/images/image_uploads/files/coin-master-free-pet-snacks_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mucinvitinh.vn/public/images/image_uploads/files/coin-master-hack-tuts_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mucinvitinh.vn/public/images/image_uploads/files/how-to-hack-coin-master-with-game-guardian_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mucinvitinh.vn/public/images/image_uploads/files/coin-master-mod-apk-free-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mucinvitinh.vn/public/images/image_uploads/files/10-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mucinvitinh.vn/public/images/image_uploads/files/how-to-get-dominus-items-for-free-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mucinvitinh.vn/public/images/image_uploads/files/download-minecraft-free-hiapphere_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mucinvitinh.vn/public/images/image_uploads/files/free-followers-on-tiktok_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mucinvitinh.vn/public/images/image_uploads/files/how-to-earn-robux-for-free-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mucinvitinh.vn/public/images/image_uploads/files/coin-master-hack-no-human-verification-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mucinvitinh.vn/public/images/image_uploads/files/free-roblox-codes-for-robux-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mucinvitinh.vn/public/images/image_uploads/files/minecraft-dungeons-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mucinvitinh.vn/public/images/image_uploads/files/roblox-rewards-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mucinvitinh.vn/public/images/image_uploads/files/earn-robux-online-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mucinvitinh.vn/public/images/image_uploads/files/roblox-promo-codes-for-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mucinvitinh.vn/public/images/image_uploads/files/ares-roblox-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mucinvitinh.vn/public/images/image_uploads/files/free-minecraft-coins_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mucinvitinh.vn/public/images/image_uploads/files/roblox-2021-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mucinvitinh.vn/public/images/image_uploads/files/how-to-hack-into-big-brother-roblox_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_off000033e2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x33E2 21988 bytes
SHA-256: 2c70e7840e58a298034a1da3ede894d3e770c872f8e69672a74bb5601cf4ecf5
font_01_sfnt_off0000648b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x648B 19428 bytes
SHA-256: eae4831fb84a6031f8252f35c13f0114303b36566e37270c0595aa2ee08fe79a