Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a9fec61ac965f554…

MALICIOUS

PDF

32.9 KB Created: 2021-06-23 19:26:32 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: 76b2e1f1a29116f582481196b3d9ddee SHA-1: d3f2577f683110564928520fed3b9d85bb3938df SHA-256: a9fec61ac965f5541a188d5a43dc40320bb3a184747a2b0e2316d8a72ec7a0b4
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document employs a common lure of free game currency and hacks to entice users. It contains multiple links to redirector infrastructure, including http://netcdn.co/app/431946152/free-robux-wheel-game-hack, which is flagged as malicious. The document body and embedded URLs suggest a phishing attempt for game-related exploits or potentially further malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9824

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/free-robux-wheel-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://nedowningbrochure.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-giveaway-live_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nedowningbrochure.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/daily-free-spins-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nedowningbrochure.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/robux-com-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nedowningbrochure.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-apk-mods-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nedowningbrochure.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/aimbot-download-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nedowningbrochure.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-online-minecraft-server_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nedowningbrochure.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nedowningbrochure.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-minecraft-coins-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nedowningbrochure.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/robux-free-online_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nedowningbrochure.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-15-free-spin-link-of-last-5-days_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nedowningbrochure.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-apk_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nedowningbrochure.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-come_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nedowningbrochure.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-apk-2021-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nedowningbrochure.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-cards-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nedowningbrochure.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-minecraft-codes_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nedowningbrochure.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-and-coins-daily-links_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nedowningbrochure.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-script_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nedowningbrochure.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-outfits_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nedowningbrochure.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-free-models_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nedowningbrochure.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-tiktok-coins_GM835599320.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_off00002b1d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2B1D 21832 bytes
SHA-256: a0aa31e2bcc677098082ac070e5f9691026b68b7f8dbd7d583d77e9cc185ea41
font_01_sfnt_off00005b63.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x5B63 19152 bytes
SHA-256: cf716deddb218d639333a208b14afa862533cd115a796a4dbed768fb003055b6