Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c8b1290d5109837c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

46.4 KB Created: 2021-05-12 03:03:06 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: 38c634121900fc65006195d1641af0da SHA-1: 2d336711514279150a7093c922218d08867d932d SHA-256: c8b1290d5109837c226dca53db28fc117cf42bed2b368215294f8fa5acd046db
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to websites offering 'free generators' or 'game hacks', which are common lures for malicious content. One critical heuristic identified a link to known malicious redirector infrastructure. The document body, though partially corrupted, contains references to these lures and a primary malicious URL. No scripts were extracted, but the presence of multiple malicious links suggests a high likelihood of a downloader or phishing campaign.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9977

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-get-free-robux-com-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://elearning.manicbatam.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-coins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.manicbatam.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-roblox-followers-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.manicbatam.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-promo-codes-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.manicbatam.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.manicbatam.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/woman-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.manicbatam.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-gift-robux-on-mobile_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.manicbatam.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-download-minecraft-for-free-on-mac_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.manicbatam.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-roblox-gift-card-codes-2021-unused_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.manicbatam.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-robux-codes-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.manicbatam.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-minecraft-domain_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.manicbatam.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-card-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.manicbatam.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/robux-generator-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.manicbatam.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-groups-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.manicbatam.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-pink-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.manicbatam.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/real-free-robux-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.manicbatam.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/no-scam-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.manicbatam.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-hacks-115-2_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.manicbatam.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/earn-free-spins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.manicbatam.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-daily-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.manicbatam.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-star-codes-roblox_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
font_00_sfnt_off00004c38.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x4C38 31828 bytes
SHA-256: b86dcaa742451103c8d7adf433faab166655ababe327fda7041993943e4cf150
font_01_sfnt_off00009267.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x9267 18544 bytes
SHA-256: 592d037155b891bbb2f70d3f14a8a619d2fef64eb32d8f0fc2e46f6e8e925839