Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a59c6c42f62efc8a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.6 KB Created: 2021-07-02 04:55:08 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: 367849567bd08615461be7960ba32f42 SHA-1: bb5867e1622f2fc1122fb778c8b1de3d83abf6de SHA-256: a59c6c42f62efc8a2123f48f75531ec2dae3f83d227168d778a222404b6048b1
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document contains multiple links that redirect to malicious infrastructure, specifically promoting game hacks and generators for popular games like Roblox. The presence of a visual download button and the overall lure suggest an attempt to trick users into downloading potentially unwanted or malicious software. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links are indicative of a phishing or 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.co/app/431946152/roblox-free-rs-codes-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.shoppingmart.ie/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-hack-me-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.shoppingmart.ie/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-help-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.shoppingmart.ie/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-on-roblox-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.shoppingmart.ie/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/where-can-i-get-free-spins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.shoppingmart.ie/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-money-in-adopt-me-roblox-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.shoppingmart.ie/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-you-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.shoppingmart.ie/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-many-levels-are-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.shoppingmart.ie/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-hacks-for-craftwars_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.shoppingmart.ie/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/online-robux-hack-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.shoppingmart.ie/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/is-minecraft-free-on-nintendo-switch_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.shoppingmart.ie/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-many-free-spin-links-is-there-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.shoppingmart.ie/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-2021-ios_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.shoppingmart.ie/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-hack-mod_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.shoppingmart.ie/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-play-minecraft-for-free-on-computer_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.shoppingmart.ie/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-real-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.shoppingmart.ie/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robux-generator-without-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.shoppingmart.ie/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-murder-mystery-2-cheat-engine_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.shoppingmart.ie/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/my-account-keeps-getting-hacked-on-roblox-what-to-do_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.shoppingmart.ie/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/cheat-engine-67-roblox-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.shoppingmart.ie/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/can-i-get-robux-for-free_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_off0000332b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x332B 23164 bytes
SHA-256: 00286c39eba6f366a8c3b43283eb127cc6e4cf274e45f5ce637079d66615ac02
font_01_sfnt_off00006700.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6700 18824 bytes
SHA-256: 7ee03b4012dcf6c7eff215c69200d13d188c29c90d9d817557aefe09f32ef258