Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a2c0cb473596ff99…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.0 KB Created: 2021-07-05 23:44:11 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: ed8c50c42d575eea4584aeb76eba94b2 SHA-1: 36ea7793125e571fe6cd9c312f2108eef87e7612 SHA-256: a2c0cb473596ff996393ab2a8d8f20d309dc6709e2b9b93ade79675a3875fc77
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 generator / game hack' lures. The presence of a visual download button and the overall theme suggest a phishing or scam attempt to trick users into visiting potentially harmful sites. No scripts were extracted, but the document's structure and embedded URLs strongly indicate a social engineering attack.

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/431946152/robux-no-human-verification-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1samarinda.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-pe-017-0-apk-free-download-android_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1samarinda.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-cheats-without-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1samarinda.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-coin-master-cards_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1samarinda.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/today-free-spin-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1samarinda.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-free-group-shop_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1samarinda.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-for-kids-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1samarinda.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-roblox-accounts-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1samarinda.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/como-hackear-para-tener-robux-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1samarinda.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-spins-for-coin-master-on-1-19-19_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1samarinda.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-robux-2021-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1samarinda.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/hack-vara-volar-en-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1samarinda.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-roblox-website_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1samarinda.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-infinite-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1samarinda.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/rbxfree-com-free-robux-without-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1samarinda.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-websites-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1samarinda.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-today_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1samarinda.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-hack-coin-master-game_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1samarinda.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/stole-models-hack-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1samarinda.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/1k-robux-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1samarinda.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/hacking-pokemon-reborn-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_off000030d5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x30D5 22704 bytes
SHA-256: 2dd15d3f18942a22416f241df6e7e9d50d1d61b1089978e81f617e216434f7f6
font_01_sfnt_off00006358.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6358 19168 bytes
SHA-256: f84039c9361d4f9d97108524e2d84d99e94a3822b4246e645743a6f7b891171e