Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a996b1864bbad5f3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.2 KB Created: 2021-07-01 09:14:38 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: 79f682f25a3cf9bf6508e5479f9aa1f1 SHA-1: db7ee514901718d9b3022045606d81bea92e496a SHA-256: a996b1864bbad5f3269c148317a4cf35bf7a583d282998f36c0f2132061cda3e
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious File

The ML classifier strongly indicated maliciousness, and the document body contains numerous links to external sites offering game cheats and in-game currency. These links likely lead to the download of further malicious content or phishing pages. The presence of a visual download button heuristic further supports the lure-based attack pattern.

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/como-tener-robux-gratis-sin-hacks-2021-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.indokashcrafts.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robux-com-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.indokashcrafts.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/get-free-tiktok-likes_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.indokashcrafts.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-daily-free-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.indokashcrafts.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-free-buff-body_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.indokashcrafts.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-download-minecraft-for-free-ios_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.indokashcrafts.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-hack-to-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.indokashcrafts.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-make-a-roblox-hack-with-lua_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.indokashcrafts.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/fly-hack-roblox-cheatgg_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.indokashcrafts.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/mine-minecraft-games-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.indokashcrafts.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robux-cheat-net_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.indokashcrafts.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/pokemon-go-free-2021_GM1094591345.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.indokashcrafts.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-3533-android-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.indokashcrafts.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-installer-free-download_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.indokashcrafts.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spins-coins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.indokashcrafts.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-tab-font-free-download_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.indokashcrafts.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-links-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.indokashcrafts.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/apps-for-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.indokashcrafts.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-gift-links-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.indokashcrafts.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/boku-no-roblox-working-hack-script_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.indokashcrafts.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-mod_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_off0000326f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x326F 21884 bytes
SHA-256: a359e7ab88e4cc7ee20f969ea096f7b86d94ffb566c4b01e0104edef6f6bc6bb
font_01_sfnt_off000062bb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x62BB 19608 bytes
SHA-256: 807acde1a5fdb28928de4c865b89a194eb3f3000a9f537b7747363f9d092bfb7