Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a885b7576c07a1c3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

42.0 KB Created: 2021-04-25 13:22:51 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: aaf9c7b6ac2063407de9dba1e37a82ff SHA-1: f7e1338d69ed7bed1677956450c96eecdf43e29b SHA-256: a885b7576c07a1c37876b04c4fafb88f08537c5990a47a9324e58042a9f698c3
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links that redirect to malicious infrastructure, masquerading as game hacks or generators. The primary malicious URL identified is 'https://netcdn.xyz/app/431946152/game-test-roblox-free-bc-game-hack'. The document body and embedded artifacts suggest a lure for users interested in free game items, which is a common social engineering tactic. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF structure itself facilitates the malicious redirection.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9941

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/game-test-roblox-free-bc-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://lib-stie.yai.ac.id/repository/free-robux-no-verification-2021-ios.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib-stie.yai.ac.id/repository/does-roblox-allow-free-rebux-websites.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib-stie.yai.ac.id/repository/get-free-robux-on-robloxcom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib-stie.yai.ac.id/repository/hack-mod-roblox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib-stie.yai.ac.id/repository/join-my-roblox-group-for-free-robux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib-stie.yai.ac.id/repository/roblox-infinite-money-hack.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib-stie.yai.ac.id/repository/cheats-for-big-paintball-roblox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib-stie.yai.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-no-password-on-ipad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib-stie.yai.ac.id/repository/robloxcom-free-kkk-k-k-k-k-m.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib-stie.yai.ac.id/repository/roblox-best-free-outfits.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_off00004203.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4203 28904 bytes
SHA-256: fb9514cefc015de46b14f5b33d7d47c34c7c31fecc3f2f59ca56adc12ea188b7
font_01_sfnt_off0000819c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x819C 18540 bytes
SHA-256: 610681fd8aabf8a011a289a34fa58d97146cc4e90392098134451b56dda9d186