Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c5ab0290f719be4b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

37.4 KB Created: 2021-05-24 02:42:55 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: ab0d2be3ffa201e4d615d5171b43d016 SHA-1: 2afa862aa35890ffe91c7555a36b18df6f8e626d SHA-256: c5ab0290f719be4bda9dad37d65f75e5f29c91f9b0a47fe9d1a90a645b2bca8d
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to external websites, including one identified as a malicious redirector. The document body and embedded links suggest a lure for game-related cheats, which is a common social engineering tactic. The presence of multiple PDF files hosted on the same domain indicates a potential chain of malicious documents designed to ensnare users.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9447

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/how-to-hack-roblox-for-robux-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://eagleeyebooks.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-date-and-time-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eagleeyebooks.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/today-free-spin-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eagleeyebooks.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eagleeyebooks.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-cards-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eagleeyebooks.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-spins-on-coin-master_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_002_off00003487.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x3487 25456 bytes
SHA-256: 9b17a2dcb24101ce801ce14a1c7c59432ef156ea6ac192a441e18f4a54a5024f
font_01_sfnt_off00006f9f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6F9F 18648 bytes
SHA-256: 7689b6731d47fc176aef925fc5194a10a34d162e90d7014a3ccea13949bcaf7e