Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ac66ddeeab8458d9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.5 KB Created: 2021-05-21 12:24:20 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: 5a4bd471e45168a3c12a03d3fefe60f3 SHA-1: f544c71723c5c02d7f9a62d91df3797a0fac45ef SHA-256: ac66ddeeab8458d97fa97037e45795bd3a64ae0eb79156207c8fc33e6636f393
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains multiple links that redirect to malicious infrastructure, masquerading as game hacks or free currency generators. The document body includes a call to action to 'CLICK HERE TO ACCESS MINECRAFT GENERATOR', further reinforcing the lure. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links strongly suggest a redirection chain designed to deliver a malicious payload, likely exploiting a client-side vulnerability.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9508

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/479516143/is-java-minecraft-free-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://learningmts.pondokyajri.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-no-downloading-apps_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://learningmts.pondokyajri.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-booga-booga-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://learningmts.pondokyajri.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-hack-someones-account-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://learningmts.pondokyajri.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-java-free-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://learningmts.pondokyajri.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-that-really_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
stream_002_off0000325c.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x325C 24928 bytes
SHA-256: 1c63583f32d0249645fc6784f64bc44cf475fb02a8a591717ab7ccfa88caf203
font_01_sfnt_off00006af6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6AF6 17848 bytes
SHA-256: 2812ffd3b6569d14fce824048316eedc6e3758fbb22d1025bbcec1b053185b7d