Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a3edda9efaef1008…

MALICIOUS

PDF

42.7 KB Created: 2021-05-16 11:30:07 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: 83072555ac9e72937dc2cc5a38e032e8 SHA-1: 9c02ddcf29dfa95bc9e2f5b26c33f36eae8cb255 SHA-256: a3edda9efaef1008508a4591889210419d35e9196c7d7f6aa2680dbae4acbfff
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains links to a known malicious redirector disguised as a game hack generator, aiming to trick users into clicking. The document body and embedded URLs reinforce this lure, suggesting the primary goal is to redirect users to potentially malicious sites for further exploitation or credential harvesting. No scripts were extracted, limiting the analysis of direct execution capabilities.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9971

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/431946152/how-to-get-free-robux-app-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://3dmedicus.ru/images/minecraft-hacked-client-112-2_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://3dmedicus.ru/images/free-robux-no-human-verification-no-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://3dmedicus.ru/images/how-to-get-free-robux-without-offers_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://3dmedicus.ru/images/coin-master-free-raid-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://3dmedicus.ru/images/how-to-make-a-minecraft-bedrock-server-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://3dmedicus.ru/images/coin-master-free-spins-and-coins-for-iphone_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://3dmedicus.ru/images/coin-master-daily-free-spins-link-blogspot_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://3dmedicus.ru/images/minecraft-wurst-client_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://3dmedicus.ru/images/coin-master-hack-online-generator_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://3dmedicus.ru/images/free-minecraft-server_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://3dmedicus.ru/images/free-roblox-account-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://3dmedicus.ru/images/how-to-get-free-robux-no-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://3dmedicus.ru/images/coin-master-free-spins-for-iphone_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://3dmedicus.ru/images/free-spins-on-coin-master-2021-ios_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://3dmedicus.ru/images/minecraft-free-download-iphone_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://3dmedicus.ru/images/coin-master-free-spin-best-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://3dmedicus.ru/images/how-to-make-a-minecraft-server-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://3dmedicus.ru/images/how-to-get-free-stuff-on-roblox-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://3dmedicus.ru/images/roblox-hacks-and-cheats_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://3dmedicus.ru/images/robux-codes_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
stream_003_off000049f8.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x49F8 25380 bytes
SHA-256: b2e7886af93f74a533ab20eee780bdea92981c8c442ce84148f2b6da4abed62b
font_01_sfnt_off0000840c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x840C 18460 bytes
SHA-256: 9b29575604d2c2a5900261a35c88052e604744084870fcd9fc708b4f32deccf1