Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c96e7b17bffabfda…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.4 KB Created: 2021-07-07 02:41:28 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: 27512b3c1027caae33815f523e5efe45 SHA-1: c987c26cc2cbd28803bc3a51590d967d539484e5 SHA-256: c96e7b17bffabfda591f1b7177fd47edeb720c0828f26bf8f96a8bfeca0d113a
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to a known malicious redirector, masquerading as a game hack generator. The document body explicitly mentions 'free-spin-coin-master-2021-link-game-hack' and directs users to a URL that is flagged as malicious. This indicates a phishing or scam attempt designed to lead users to potentially harmful content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

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 http://netcdn.tw/app/406889139/free-spin-coin-master-2021-link-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.himalassociation.org/himal/ck_image/files/how-to-hack-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.himalassociation.org/himal/ck_image/files/free-robux-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.himalassociation.org/himal/ck_image/files/roblox-asshurt-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.himalassociation.org/himal/ck_image/files/roblox-admin-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.himalassociation.org/himal/ck_image/files/free-roblox-codescom_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.himalassociation.org/himal/ck_image/files/1-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.himalassociation.org/himal/ck_image/files/roblox-free-robux-hack-easy_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.himalassociation.org/himal/ck_image/files/roblox-fun-com-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.himalassociation.org/himal/ck_image/files/how-to-get-more-spins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.himalassociation.org/himal/ck_image/files/app-for-free-spins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.himalassociation.org/himal/ck_image/files/free-robux-legit_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.himalassociation.org/himal/ck_image/files/roblox-com-games-referrer-roblox-player_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.himalassociation.org/himal/ck_image/files/how-to-get-25-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.himalassociation.org/himal/ck_image/files/como-sacar-buen-puntaje-en-juego-coin-master-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.himalassociation.org/himal/ck_image/files/how-to-get-free-robux-without-a-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.himalassociation.org/himal/ck_image/files/coin-master-free-coins-and-spins-daily_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.himalassociation.org/himal/ck_image/files/modo-hacker-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.himalassociation.org/himal/ck_image/files/coin-master-free-spin-link-today-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.himalassociation.org/himal/ck_image/files/free-roblox-card-code-generator-no-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.himalassociation.org/himal/ck_image/files/coin-master-hack-lost-world-2021-com_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_off00003202.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x3202 23280 bytes
SHA-256: 89b957cf69a909331a54f304e36e7c6f60d981c165ddbb5e5e9683e180d0d776
font_01_sfnt_off0000666f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x666F 18748 bytes
SHA-256: 87551c50e6d609f3c8aae9c53aca7d1ad4c281dc834da60ceb94801aa8be48ba