Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 da1aee040f0d09a8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

40.2 KB Created: 2021-05-30 11:49:12 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: b6b48c2de9570d745f2e84ee324aa287 SHA-1: c2692381d715f89cd1d22d9c8980c0599db142b3 SHA-256: da1aee040f0d09a8c956c852d09261840e3616ea10cfad951cca119481a46494
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains an embedded URL pointing to a site offering 'Minecraft for Free', which is a common lure for downloading malware or unwanted software. The ML classifier strongly flagged this PDF as malicious, and the presence of multiple related URLs reinforces the phishing or scam attempt. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URLs suggest an attempt to redirect the user to a malicious download site.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9985

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/479516143/how-do-you-get-minecraft-for-free-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.racoh.edu.gh/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/minecraft-gun-games-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.racoh.edu.gh/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-spins-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.racoh.edu.gh/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/rbx-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.racoh.edu.gh/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/minecraft-fly-hack_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.racoh.edu.gh/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/tiktok-for-free_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.racoh.edu.gh/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/blox-fish-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.racoh.edu.gh/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-tiktok-followers-instantly_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.racoh.edu.gh/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-robux-no-human-verification-or-survey-or-download-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.racoh.edu.gh/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/roblox-hack-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.racoh.edu.gh/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-hack-roblox-to-get-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.racoh.edu.gh/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/minecraft-pocket-edition-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.racoh.edu.gh/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/minecraft-free-no-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.racoh.edu.gh/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-tiktok-followers-and-likes_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.racoh.edu.gh/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-download-minecraft-for-free-on-mac_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.racoh.edu.gh/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-spin-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.racoh.edu.gh/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/robux-hack-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.racoh.edu.gh/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-get-free-robux-no-human-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.racoh.edu.gh/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/minecraft-windows-10-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.racoh.edu.gh/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.racoh.edu.gh/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-robux-hack-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.racoh.edu.gh/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-roblox-hack_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_002_off00004403.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4403 24128 bytes
SHA-256: 7a439e2c1c662989e9ac8e2192b2fd142ae4297286e30eb1b4d7f402085dcfa5
font_01_sfnt_off00007abf.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x7ABF 18344 bytes
SHA-256: 67167d5a85b4e79e1ce06ee0ca4bd8624b04b02f24f28de3bf15fdadfc91d29a

Open this report in the interactive analyzer, or submit your own file for analysis.