Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b8ddc16f38b9b484…

MALICIOUS

PDF

45.0 KB Created: 2021-05-15 09:00:28 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: ab088236a884b6cbcb1a292b568c42ed SHA-1: b9f474a05cb8f64d48ca60320151efd37617a9ad SHA-256: b8ddc16f38b9b484580860ddf5b09327da8fa7241016104adf86e4e03a808cb6
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains embedded URLs and a call-to-action button, strongly suggesting a social engineering lure. The ML classifier also flagged this PDF as malicious. The document body and extracted URLs indicate a likely attempt to trick users into downloading a payload related to game exploits or in-game currency. No scripts were extracted from this sample, but the presence of external URIs points to a potential download or redirection to a malicious site.

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 https://netcdn.xyz/app/431946152/roblox-free-robux-website-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://e-learning.man5crbn.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-roblox-script-executor_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning.man5crbn.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-hack-app_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning.man5crbn.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/earn-free-robux-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning.man5crbn.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-play-online-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning.man5crbn.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-no-scam_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning.man5crbn.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-112-hacked-client_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning.man5crbn.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/is-minecraft-realms-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning.man5crbn.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-spin-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning.man5crbn.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/80-free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning.man5crbn.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-2021-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning.man5crbn.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-raid-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning.man5crbn.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-com-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning.man5crbn.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/apps-for-free-spins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning.man5crbn.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-name-tag-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning.man5crbn.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-windows-10-edition-free-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning.man5crbn.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-roblox-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning.man5crbn.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-games-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning.man5crbn.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/jailbreak-roblox-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning.man5crbn.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-that-actually-works-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning.man5crbn.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-classic-free_GM479516143.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_off00004d22.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4D22 28656 bytes
SHA-256: 1882f6cb01e6546820e4c2b5c4e8afca128bad9d50d8e41e0b62a7d49dff8ba4
font_01_sfnt_off00008cfb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8CFB 18508 bytes
SHA-256: fbcd203c7e924a0ebec4ef4aa0eb55ec8b14d1abcc2767c4f5d3ad1ccc86f8e3