Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a8ae2a7bd499c488…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.9 KB Created: 2021-06-27 15:27:36 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: 97b5c587077c3208ccb3edfb97874989 SHA-1: 7b605c32dfffa757d9cf595713c60e99a8589292 SHA-256: a8ae2a7bd499c4886dd6845cd1e8ba8708304f12232db6dafaa75deed54d4067
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF document employs a lure of game hacks and free currency to trick users into clicking malicious links. The primary link directs to a known malicious redirector infrastructure, which likely serves further malicious content or exploits. The document body and embedded URLs strongly suggest a phishing or scamming attempt related to popular online games.

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-cheat-engine-infinite-health-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://e-pustaka.stkipadzkia.ac.id/repository/www-claim-gg-to-earn-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-pustaka.stkipadzkia.ac.id/repository/roblox-god-mode-hack-script_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-pustaka.stkipadzkia.ac.id/repository/noob-vs-pro-vs-hacker-vs-god-minecraft_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-pustaka.stkipadzkia.ac.id/repository/roblox-cheat-engine-safe_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-pustaka.stkipadzkia.ac.id/repository/hack-minecraft_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-pustaka.stkipadzkia.ac.id/repository/minecraft-client-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-pustaka.stkipadzkia.ac.id/repository/free-robux-without-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-pustaka.stkipadzkia.ac.id/repository/script-to-roblox-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-pustaka.stkipadzkia.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-spins-and-coins-unlimited-free-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-pustaka.stkipadzkia.ac.id/repository/free-roblox-catalog-stuff_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-pustaka.stkipadzkia.ac.id/repository/how-to-hack-roblox-games-on-mobile_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-pustaka.stkipadzkia.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spin-and-trading_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-pustaka.stkipadzkia.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-coins-and-spins-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-pustaka.stkipadzkia.ac.id/repository/minecraft-menu_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-pustaka.stkipadzkia.ac.id/repository/roblox-free-clothes-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-pustaka.stkipadzkia.ac.id/repository/free-robux-no-survey-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-pustaka.stkipadzkia.ac.id/repository/coin-master-cracked-apk-free-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-pustaka.stkipadzkia.ac.id/repository/robux-com-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-pustaka.stkipadzkia.ac.id/repository/free-money-links-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-pustaka.stkipadzkia.ac.id/repository/free-robux-hack-no-survey-or-download_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_off00003148.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x3148 22432 bytes
SHA-256: e3d144ab1c3ce1c65541b82046a2a14e93f8d188c592bc277108f04e536feb93
font_01_sfnt_off000063bb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x63BB 18876 bytes
SHA-256: b02a6f52c91474ec06d540d4fbae7ec971a856d39cfbf5814956d08368d2cfc2