Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a8078b3e9a19819d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.0 KB Created: 2021-07-09 16:10:06 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: fe6e480f42b45eb4520b20cfe669d2a6 SHA-1: 0ab641a099e60997251a5393c8ada2d93eac637a SHA-256: a8078b3e9a19819d9c65443058e4cc792c121f64dfa60ce2ff3447429bdcb25a
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

This PDF document contains a critical heuristic firing for a game hack lure, directing users to a known malicious redirector. The document body and embedded URLs reinforce this by advertising 'free spins and coins hack' and linking to various game-related cheat sites. The ML classifier also strongly flagged this PDF as malicious, indicating a high likelihood of a phishing or malware distribution attempt.

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/406889139/coin-master-free-spins-and-coins-hack-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://learningma.alkautsarkrw.web.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-accessories-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://learningma.alkautsarkrw.web.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-hack-us_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://learningma.alkautsarkrw.web.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-bedrock-free-server-hosting_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://learningma.alkautsarkrw.web.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-minecraft-alt-accounts_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://learningma.alkautsarkrw.web.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/v3rmillion-free-robux-site-v3rmillionnet_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://learningma.alkautsarkrw.web.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/robux-free-co_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://learningma.alkautsarkrw.web.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/krnl-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://learningma.alkautsarkrw.web.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-minecraft-java-edition-codes_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://learningma.alkautsarkrw.web.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-apk-with-fb-login_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://learningma.alkautsarkrw.web.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-robux-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://learningma.alkautsarkrw.web.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-roebucks_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://learningma.alkautsarkrw.web.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-for-free-no-human-ferification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://learningma.alkautsarkrw.web.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-free-download-android_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://learningma.alkautsarkrw.web.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hacks-no-human-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://learningma.alkautsarkrw.web.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-daily-free-cards_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://learningma.alkautsarkrw.web.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-robux-no-hack-no-inspect_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://learningma.alkautsarkrw.web.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/daily-free-spin-coin-master-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://learningma.alkautsarkrw.web.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-50-robux-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://learningma.alkautsarkrw.web.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/login-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://learningma.alkautsarkrw.web.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hacks-2021_GM406889139.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_off000031c4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x31C4 22972 bytes
SHA-256: 8caa32e22fa14f518cfe9373c8c3ed8a780727693ba3f97cb7c0424abbc8135f
font_01_sfnt_off00006565.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6565 18520 bytes
SHA-256: c1559f7590648362f5cfdfce4209be73d9760d02d3452c31977188917b8b5890