Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a959f2fc5a748a15…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.9 KB Created: 2021-07-06 03:57:36 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: cf9405b5277023554ea05aac29a4bc3b SHA-1: 1c8b490460c45983cd132de7a0a143ba65a6fd19 SHA-256: a959f2fc5a748a154d1945c37bad60e28699cb4fffc94c264ea198373d5466d3
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document employs a common lure of free in-game currency ('Free Robux') and game hacks to trick users into clicking malicious links. The primary link directs to a known malicious redirector infrastructure, likely serving as a gateway to further malicious content or exploits. While no scripts were extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URLs strongly indicate a phishing or scam 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/431946152/free-robux-no-survey-or-human-verification-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.stylafik.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/all-free-items-on-roblox-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.stylafik.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-and-coins-blogspot_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.stylafik.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-scam_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.stylafik.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/master-coin-hack-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.stylafik.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-free-admin-icon_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.stylafik.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/good-free-minecraft-server-hosting_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.stylafik.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator-without-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.stylafik.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-account-hack-app_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.stylafik.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/my-roblox-account-was-hacked-what-do-i-do_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.stylafik.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robux-free-promo-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.stylafik.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-1-million-robux-for-free-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.stylafik.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-minecraft-coins_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.stylafik.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/hack-para-jailbreak-roblox-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.stylafik.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-no-scam_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.stylafik.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/hack-roblox-robux-and-tix_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.stylafik.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-free-download-for-tablet_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.stylafik.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-for-kids-that-can-hack-it_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.stylafik.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/gamestop-roblox-card-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.stylafik.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-that-you-can-play-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.stylafik.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-2021-hack_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_off000032ec.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x32EC 22784 bytes
SHA-256: 271a10947e360b4e0220266ec49a24af8fbb24f24dcf289d77239f9c372cfc2e
font_01_sfnt_off000065d5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x65D5 19628 bytes
SHA-256: cdea958d27f31e1bb93a151c26d135a3dbedf9ed5520af1903eb9fa34a77bfdd