Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a823673f65232d4b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

42.5 KB Created: 2021-05-16 00:07:22 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: ecc6f78c84e065415d596d19cc227d58 SHA-1: e9e0d584008d7cb57aa43a56262d707a52b2c27d SHA-256: a823673f65232d4b910ff578df0a1f411583b22efcf55988c661b45f122ed4ba
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple embedded URLs that lead to known malicious redirectors, disguised as generators for game hacks and free in-game currency. The document body and heuristics indicate a lure for users interested in free game items, which is a common social engineering tactic. The primary malicious activity observed is the redirection to potentially harmful websites.

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/479516143/minecraft-hacks-ps4-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://elearningmts.pontrenannur.or.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-mobile-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningmts.pontrenannur.or.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-com-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningmts.pontrenannur.or.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/100-free-coin-master-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningmts.pontrenannur.or.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-easy_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningmts.pontrenannur.or.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-links-for-free-spins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningmts.pontrenannur.or.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-100-robux-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningmts.pontrenannur.or.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-earn-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningmts.pontrenannur.or.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-and-coins-link-haktuts_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningmts.pontrenannur.or.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spin-and-coin_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningmts.pontrenannur.or.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-version-33-2_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningmts.pontrenannur.or.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningmts.pontrenannur.or.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-avatar-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningmts.pontrenannur.or.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-minecraft-for-free-on-pc_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningmts.pontrenannur.or.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-injection_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningmts.pontrenannur.or.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-redeem-code-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningmts.pontrenannur.or.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-mod_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningmts.pontrenannur.or.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/chisel-and-bits-mod-minecraft-pe_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningmts.pontrenannur.or.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/best-free-minecraft-hacked-client_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningmts.pontrenannur.or.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-spins-and-coins-coin-master-2021-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningmts.pontrenannur.or.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-windows-10-free-with-java_GM479516143.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_off00004b99.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x4B99 25588 bytes
SHA-256: 0bc500bf24bb1afc9d3160ee56ba3b38dffcabdfdd4e926a5f15ed458eba9ab9
font_01_sfnt_off000084f3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x84F3 17956 bytes
SHA-256: 1505b4888ad519265159139ab27414f60b3662b7296b0e348d1315d60862a2b5