Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c587ec56de8bc6e7…

MALICIOUS

PDF

36.0 KB Created: 2021-05-21 01:09:11 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: e6d161f916d83dfe326aaf6968c59252 SHA-1: 02289bb9d0fbf528d1370c8099308e2993cb69b9 SHA-256: c587ec56de8bc6e7a8a8149a2d345a005f94c325f0fae4d1ca41e3f8a4813826
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to known malicious redirectors, specifically disguised as 'free Minecraft Capes' or other game-related generators. The document body includes a call to action to 'CLICK HERE TO ACCESS MINECRAFT GENERATOR', reinforcing the lure. The primary malicious URL identified is https://netcdn.xyz/app/479516143/free-minecraft-capes-no-mods-game-hack, which is associated with redirection to potentially harmful content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9492

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/free-minecraft-capes-no-mods-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://ourlady-elearning.com/userfiles/files/withdraw-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ourlady-elearning.com/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-23-march-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ourlady-elearning.com/userfiles/files/coin-master-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ourlady-elearning.com/userfiles/files/robux-com-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ourlady-elearning.com/userfiles/files/free-robux-cards_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_002_off00003390.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x3390 24768 bytes
SHA-256: 7958543bd061965890ede2143e306c960cbe5fd96f72a21fcd73302a7dc88f22
font_01_sfnt_off00006c45.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6C45 18060 bytes
SHA-256: d2580fb4aafe993e5dab330080fdbce20cb4b143aeb227db28560abf8afc6474