Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b298c0f57a28a20c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

45.4 KB Created: 2021-05-11 00:11:45 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: 0020296ff8d25aa265f4d825159185bd SHA-1: a4aaaaa911f6cb2e71fd1ca8b3b20ca0e3d5e7b7 SHA-256: b298c0f57a28a20c83cbdbb9cfdf8020fbf969067788532bcb52a24e6d107990
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains multiple links to known malicious redirectors, disguised as lures for game hacks and generators. The primary link, 'https://netcdn.xyz/app/479516143/is-minecraft-free-on-ps4-game-hack', is identified as a malicious redirector. The document body, though heavily obfuscated, contains references to this URL and appears to be designed to trick users into clicking it, likely leading to further malicious content or exploits.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9507

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-minecraft-free-on-ps4-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.gdsmortgage.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-spins-for-free-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gdsmortgage.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-usa-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gdsmortgage.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gdsmortgage.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-cards-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gdsmortgage.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-card-link-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gdsmortgage.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robux-free-co_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gdsmortgage.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-websites-that-actually-work_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gdsmortgage.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-app-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gdsmortgage.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-free-robux-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gdsmortgage.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gdsmortgage.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robux-free-promo-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gdsmortgage.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-without-any-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gdsmortgage.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-attack-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gdsmortgage.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-army-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gdsmortgage.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/hey-google-how-do-you-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gdsmortgage.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/collect-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gdsmortgage.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-diamond-finder-hack_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gdsmortgage.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-adopt-me-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gdsmortgage.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-hacker-us_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gdsmortgage.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-coins-facebook_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off00004cda.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x4CDA 25544 bytes
SHA-256: 1aa15a71a5f6925b296ec484536eebd477db4195621ebc8ca406a22ec872517c
font_01_sfnt_off000086c2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x86C2 2820 bytes
SHA-256: 972979c3a46100cf5f8fd289bc6fbd2496ff75fec0e3f6753648c72ec6eba714
font_02_sfnt_off00009062.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x9062 17784 bytes
SHA-256: 6bdb79261e2e18097973e8a24e5f78e76fe24063bf06913bb75cbf544b02b3c5

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