Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 cc8a3ac706110e28…

MALICIOUS

PDF

46.4 KB Created: 2021-06-03 05:22:14 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: d9a5ad101f5e8044a23d3411b2253cca SHA-1: 9c0bf865b999b313efa2b1299e32779f285e81b0 SHA-256: cc8a3ac706110e2872dec78dff3613c5d266e436d6195d5ec3a8eba8f6cd6723
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to a known malicious redirector infrastructure, disguised as a 'free generator / game hack'. The document body, though heavily obfuscated, contains references to game-related terms and the malicious URL. The presence of embedded URLs and the ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to lead the user to a phishing or malware download site.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9832

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.online/app/479516143/minecraft-classic-free-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://jdih.ptun-denpasar.go.id/assets/CKImages/files/free-minecraft-capes_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jdih.ptun-denpasar.go.id/assets/CKImages/files/minecraft-the-complete-handbook-collection_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jdih.ptun-denpasar.go.id/assets/CKImages/files/free-spins-coin-master-legit_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jdih.ptun-denpasar.go.id/assets/CKImages/files/free-robux-games-that-actually-work-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jdih.ptun-denpasar.go.id/assets/CKImages/files/download-hack-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jdih.ptun-denpasar.go.id/assets/CKImages/files/free-minecraft-resource-packs_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jdih.ptun-denpasar.go.id/assets/CKImages/files/free-robux-discord_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jdih.ptun-denpasar.go.id/assets/CKImages/files/how-to-get-free-roblox-money_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jdih.ptun-denpasar.go.id/assets/CKImages/files/how-to-get-free-spins-and-coins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jdih.ptun-denpasar.go.id/assets/CKImages/files/2021-free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jdih.ptun-denpasar.go.id/assets/CKImages/files/minecraft-pocket-edition-free-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jdih.ptun-denpasar.go.id/assets/CKImages/files/get-free-robux-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jdih.ptun-denpasar.go.id/assets/CKImages/files/how-can-i-get-free-spins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jdih.ptun-denpasar.go.id/assets/CKImages/files/play-minecraft-pocket-edition-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jdih.ptun-denpasar.go.id/assets/CKImages/files/is-minecraft-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jdih.ptun-denpasar.go.id/assets/CKImages/files/master-coin-hack-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jdih.ptun-denpasar.go.id/assets/CKImages/files/free-coin-master-gifts_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jdih.ptun-denpasar.go.id/assets/CKImages/files/roblox-hack-me-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jdih.ptun-denpasar.go.id/assets/CKImages/files/free-coin-and-spin-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jdih.ptun-denpasar.go.id/assets/CKImages/files/robux-generator-no-verification-needed_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_004_off000054e6.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x54E6 29060 bytes
SHA-256: 9159f8ca4a64b03c00d413fc012961eda41ca926c5e066e6ee5d41423aee6ed5
font_01_sfnt_off000094fc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x94FC 17644 bytes
SHA-256: 1ee95ff2a7de50dda93d1224861f64f53bfa9b684d20bd49bdd14d4804095e27