Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c401d9e309200e04…

MALICIOUS

PDF

43.3 KB Created: 2021-05-11 23:36:09 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: 033f25ced5a6128ffbcbf0c0914feb4f SHA-1: 8ecd9611c52a0b2319e79b5bb8ce981df74f6db4 SHA-256: c401d9e309200e04db4f9f57eaddc3b8381b3aacc96042ab5822696ed1f64421
200 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains multiple links to a redirector hosted on 'netcdn.xyz', masquerading as a 'free generator / game hack' and impersonating Facebook. This lure is designed to trick users into clicking the link, likely leading to credential phishing or further malicious content. The presence of embedded URLs and the ML classifier's high confidence score support this assessment.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9969

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/431946152/instantrobux-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/431946152/instantrobux-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://pastelli.gr/images/coin-master-official-page_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pastelli.gr/images/coin-master-free-spins-link-no-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pastelli.gr/images/hack-minecraft_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pastelli.gr/images/minecraft-reach-hack_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pastelli.gr/images/free-spins-on-coin-master-without-human-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pastelli.gr/images/coin-master-blogspot-links_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pastelli.gr/images/where-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pastelli.gr/images/what-is-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pastelli.gr/images/hack-coin-master-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pastelli.gr/images/free-robux-generator-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pastelli.gr/images/coin-master-hack-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pastelli.gr/images/codes-how-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pastelli.gr/images/coin-master-hacks-iphone_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pastelli.gr/images/how-to-get-free-spins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pastelli.gr/images/free-bling-bling-card-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pastelli.gr/images/coin-master-free-spins-deutsch-download-2021-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pastelli.gr/images/how-do-you-get-roblox-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pastelli.gr/images/coin-master-hack-ios-without-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pastelli.gr/images/coin-master-daily-free-spins-link-today-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pastelli.gr/images/free-robux-easy_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_off00004ace.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4ACE 25984 bytes
SHA-256: 4057d91da87e921bf70e54c272a1cd73ffda54af3bceda87f4cb1fd9320b9e40
font_01_sfnt_off000086ec.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x86EC 18184 bytes
SHA-256: 4d77632c85c001e266779ad9698d54220e11b78bd17d8b0f085f3dc4dd17180b

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