Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c3ad3153dda882ab…

MALICIOUS

PDF

41.8 KB Created: 2021-05-14 00:01:35 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: 3c278e9684010625043501ca57775e09 SHA-1: f4e1d055560de294265611883b5647dfd03d3dbe SHA-256: c3ad3153dda882ab280907a4c145560d20e9396f9b2c9e3274d48971024c41c8
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to known malicious redirectors, specifically promoting 'free generators' or 'game hacks' for popular games. The document body, though partially corrupted, contains a URL that aligns with these lures. The primary function appears to be redirecting users to potentially malicious websites, likely for further exploitation or credential harvesting.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9971

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/minecraft-pocket-edition-mods-for-free-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://ibelive.com.tw/image/data/files/how-to-get-free-robux-not-a-scam_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ibelive.com.tw/image/data/files/coin-master-unlimited-free-spins-link-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ibelive.com.tw/image/data/files/robux-generator-without-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ibelive.com.tw/image/data/files/robux-offers_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ibelive.com.tw/image/data/files/free-robux-website_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ibelive.com.tw/image/data/files/coin-master-gold-cards-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ibelive.com.tw/image/data/files/links-to-free-spins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ibelive.com.tw/image/data/files/free-private-minecraft-server_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ibelive.com.tw/image/data/files/rblx-city-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ibelive.com.tw/image/data/files/roblox-hackers-list_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ibelive.com.tw/image/data/files/free-robux-link_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ibelive.com.tw/image/data/files/roblox-dominus-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ibelive.com.tw/image/data/files/roblox-free-robux-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ibelive.com.tw/image/data/files/minecraft-server-free-trial_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ibelive.com.tw/image/data/files/free-spins-coin-master-hack-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ibelive.com.tw/image/data/files/legit-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ibelive.com.tw/image/data/files/free-outfits-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ibelive.com.tw/image/data/files/hackear-coin-master-sin-verificacion_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ibelive.com.tw/image/data/files/free-robux-now_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ibelive.com.tw/image/data/files/coin-master-hack-2021_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_003_off00004933.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4933 24700 bytes
SHA-256: ba54bf65dc7d248281ed0c2c05d4f9d9431fd4f5efc5db5bcd6b402f0f40d844
font_01_sfnt_off0000816d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x816D 18208 bytes
SHA-256: 52725ebef45a42bab5f52f4296d4c65b292dd882fbab5616e23215bf8ac92a4c