Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c997fce3b5e3db9d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

42.1 KB Created: 2021-05-19 21:02:37 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: b5c57d6150f177b048a2e08d014a5c43 SHA-1: a3c35ea47f8f8e49bccef936c7bf8d1b6ee75de3 SHA-256: c997fce3b5e3db9d2dd9d2aa413a2ae7445ef10096a2e8b26437177244e39a7f
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to websites offering 'free game hacks' and 'generators', which are common lures for malicious content. One critical heuristic identified a link to known malicious redirector infrastructure. The document body, though partially corrupted, also contains a URL pointing to a 'free coin master hack'. This suggests the primary purpose is to redirect users to potentially malicious sites for further exploitation.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9971

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/406889139/free-coin-master-hacks-no-verification-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://atlanticexportsltd.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/easy-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://atlanticexportsltd.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-355_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.atlanticexportsltd.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-without-doing-anything-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.atlanticexportsltd.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://atlanticexportsltd.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-without-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://atlanticexportsltd.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-dungeons-free-download-pc_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.atlanticexportsltd.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-roblox-to-get-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://atlanticexportsltd.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-bedrock-download-pc-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.atlanticexportsltd.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robuxy-com-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.atlanticexportsltd.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/actual-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.atlanticexportsltd.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/hack-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://atlanticexportsltd.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-promo-codes-for-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://atlanticexportsltd.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-roblox-money_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://atlanticexportsltd.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/withdraw-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.atlanticexportsltd.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.atlanticexportsltd.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/hacks-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.atlanticexportsltd.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-app-store-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://atlanticexportsltd.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/optifine-pe_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.atlanticexportsltd.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-mod-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://atlanticexportsltd.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/hack-coin-master-xyz_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_003_off00004a2e.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4A2E 25052 bytes
SHA-256: 1b0de3a5e7e4e4df83d007d325974fa2c1b37f0918fe3303d41bc0b27128da38
font_01_sfnt_off00008315.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8315 18016 bytes
SHA-256: 22df04c4dacbc852f4ecaf83adb1826ed6293343c5161e377e09b669fc2092ee