Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 af3a72c302348a79…

MALICIOUS

PDF

43.5 KB Created: 2021-05-11 06:34:16 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: 28a6c0ad2b8cb7f6842da88e0bb8892d SHA-1: 85b8432fb9e237c270e177db40e221c659655cd6 SHA-256: af3a72c302348a791d46f131af8a2e8cba05a7385062e09d2946a864008247c6
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to redirector domains that host lures for game hacks and generators, indicating a phishing or scam attempt. The presence of embedded URLs and a critical heuristic firing for malicious redirectors strongly suggests a malicious intent to direct users to potentially harmful sites. Although no scripts were explicitly extracted, the document's structure and embedded links are designed to trick users into clicking through to malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9969

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/431946152/how-to-change-your-username-in-roblox-for-free-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.guidaturisticaverona.it/images/coin-master-free-chest-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.guidaturisticaverona.it/images/roblox-booga-booga-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.guidaturisticaverona.it/images/how-to-get-spins-for-free-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.guidaturisticaverona.it/images/mosttechs-coin-master-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.guidaturisticaverona.it/images/minecraft-multiplayer-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.guidaturisticaverona.it/images/roblox-executor-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.guidaturisticaverona.it/images/coin-master-free-spins-link-2021-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.guidaturisticaverona.it/images/roebucks-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.guidaturisticaverona.it/images/how-to-hack-roblox-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.guidaturisticaverona.it/images/how-to-get-a-cape-in-minecraft-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.guidaturisticaverona.it/images/coin-master-free-spins-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.guidaturisticaverona.it/images/legit-coin-master-hack-without-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.guidaturisticaverona.it/images/coin-master-free-coins-and-spins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.guidaturisticaverona.it/images/coin-master-free-cards-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.guidaturisticaverona.it/images/coin-master-free-spins-and-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.guidaturisticaverona.it/images/free-apk-mods-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.guidaturisticaverona.it/images/free-robux-microsoft_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.guidaturisticaverona.it/images/roblox-april-fools-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.guidaturisticaverona.it/images/universal-minecraft-converter-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.guidaturisticaverona.it/images/how-to-get-free-robux-without-human-verification-2021_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
stream_003_off00004a4e.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4A4E 25064 bytes
SHA-256: 97d865138ace26bd047ae536d37042363d57aafb8e009f9fbd5fdb72be496f86
font_01_sfnt_off00008448.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8448 19540 bytes
SHA-256: 47934da0ee3f947cf015c12c60a39e8e7f45bd5e58593390266dea94dc2cb6c6