Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 dc9796ce916b2dc7…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.3 KB Created: 2021-05-22 13:18:44 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: 06097bb65471dd3ce901dbc5b78b94a6 SHA-1: 10c23dd0dc19b175516c2c1604a2db538297b016 SHA-256: dc9796ce916b2dc72b41a983dbe3ade48541aa6c986826ee71686fd561145e0f
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to redirector domains, disguised as 'free generator' or 'game hack' lures. The document body explicitly mentions 'Free Tiktok Followers' and includes a call to action to access a generator. This indicates a social engineering tactic to drive users to malicious websites, likely for further exploitation or scamming. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF structure and embedded links strongly suggest a malicious redirector workflow.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9505

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/835599320/free-tiktok-followers-no-verification-or-survey-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://e-learning.man5crbn.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-minecraft-servers-to-join_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning.man5crbn.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-spin-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning.man5crbn.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/level-coin_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning.man5crbn.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/moonactive-coin-master-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning.man5crbn.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-no-downloading-apps_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_off00002f70.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x2F70 23180 bytes
SHA-256: 56cfaeeab47f3970a4ed3823c8374f55dda2b523462e2b4812b33c7d45e3a278
font_01_sfnt_off000063c0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x63C0 18492 bytes
SHA-256: 4d8c0727d58b59d2b63319bab821bc095baa93826ac3da826e0a8bde5531d4a4