Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 cee90d4fbb4d0d51…

MALICIOUS

PDF

32.9 KB Created: 2021-07-21 00:10:58 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: ba273d5d10050fe15b92da5c0c21cc7e SHA-1: b6f4a311ad049f0317c4d456c45481fc7b2c8ead SHA-256: cee90d4fbb4d0d51ca67f050e2795c9c7e41f0a68a981db68181926e51c9a7c9
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to redirector domains, specifically advertising 'game hacks' and 'free generators' to lure users. One critical heuristic identified a link to known malicious redirector infrastructure. The document body, though partially garbled, contains text related to these lures and an embedded URL. The presence of multiple malicious links suggests a high likelihood of malware distribution or phishing.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9900

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/479516143/how-to-get-minecraft-for-free-on-android-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://dhs.or.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-no-human-verification-or-survey-or-download_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dhs.or.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-tiktok-followers-without-verification_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dhs.or.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/can-you-make-a-minecraft-server-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dhs.or.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-tiktok-followers-and-likes_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dhs.or.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-free-version_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dhs.or.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-a-minecraft-server_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dhs.or.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator-no-human-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dhs.or.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-pe-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dhs.or.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-websites-that-actually-work-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dhs.or.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-com-free-robux_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_off00002d13.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2D13 22516 bytes
SHA-256: 085b7886d8dd818205a9dbc3f140120ecddb0aef80656b26f402bdc56ac13389
font_01_sfnt_off00005f4f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x5F4F 18048 bytes
SHA-256: 8059851acc98585c267d1a0730441da2490f7a27bb6efaac05b05bf58a4bb166