Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 bbe9888f34e72eb5…

MALICIOUS

PDF

38.5 KB Created: 2021-05-21 17:28:10 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: e8c167578a246410b83de8961801c5ce SHA-1: 46af3ab5cc1ea80a1d8d4ff8e686d90c955fb1e7 SHA-256: bbe9888f34e72eb52f57704fe4cc0ac03d39ebe953a1b20a74de8e3b1a1324aa
200 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF document contains multiple embedded URLs and a call-to-action phrase, impersonating Microsoft to lure users into clicking a link for a "free generator / game hack". The primary malicious URL identified is https://netcdn.xyz/app/479516143/is-there-a-free-version-of-minecraft-game-hack, which is associated with malicious redirector infrastructure. The document body also contains obfuscated text and references to game hacks, further supporting a phishing or malware distribution lure.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9476

Heuristics 5

  • 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.
  • Brand-impersonation credential phishing lure high SE_BRAND_CREDENTIAL_PHISH
    Document impersonates a well-known consumer brand and uses account-security / verification language ('unusual activity', 'account on hold', 'verify your account') to steer the reader to a credential-harvesting link. Corroborated by: call-to-action link host does not match the impersonated brand: https://netcdn.xyz/app/479516143/is-there-a-free-version-of-minecraft-game-hack.
  • 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-there-a-free-version-of-minecraft-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.homesweethome.pl/images/hack-master-coin_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.homesweethome.pl/images/free-roblox-clothes-girl_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.homesweethome.pl/images/do-you-get-windows-10-minecraft-for-free-with-java_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.homesweethome.pl/images/free-robux-websites-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.homesweethome.pl/images/code-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://discord.ggIn PDF document text
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_LicenseIn PDF document text

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Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
stream_002_off0000366a.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x366A 28360 bytes
SHA-256: 1f9dcb800abfb374c427af9f2149e663cf47df76c91228ab98ae8752f19b2fd7
font_01_sfnt_off00007658.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x7658 18012 bytes
SHA-256: aceee9a041b582042c2100ba6115aff943c09cf12b5359888ef7326718d96eb0

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