Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 de2a5111a37d294a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

42.9 KB Created: 2021-05-14 01:35:04 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: 4d23e9d9ca2e95bd0e22b1d7caa884b3 SHA-1: 4a688324ff693f06502a3b37049601bc1895707d SHA-256: de2a5111a37d294a21c830fd1b780f83bfe6210f72cd053bc2acd7f173d843d2
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple links that redirect to malicious infrastructure, specifically promoting 'game hacks' and 'free generators'. The primary lure URL is https://netcdn.xyz/app/479516143/minecraft-free-games-no-download-game-hack. This indicates a social engineering tactic to trick users into visiting potentially harmful sites. No scripts were extracted, but the embedded links and heuristic firings strongly suggest a phishing or scam attempt.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9957

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/minecraft-free-games-no-download-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnkanigoro.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/wurst-minecraft_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elearning.mtsnkanigoro.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-daily-free-spins-link-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elearning.mtsnkanigoro.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/my-roblox-account-was-hacked_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elearning.mtsnkanigoro.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/real-free-robux-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elearning.mtsnkanigoro.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-hack-into-someones-roblox-account_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnkanigoro.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-daily-free-spins-link-today-2021-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elearning.mtsnkanigoro.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/ways-to-get-free-robux-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elearning.mtsnkanigoro.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-booga-booga-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elearning.mtsnkanigoro.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/robux-no-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnkanigoro.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/www-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elearning.mtsnkanigoro.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-unlimited-spin-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnkanigoro.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-spins-apk-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elearning.mtsnkanigoro.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-robux-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elearning.mtsnkanigoro.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-spin-hack-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnkanigoro.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-robux-for-real_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elearning.mtsnkanigoro.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-chip_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnkanigoro.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-app_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnkanigoro.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-com-free-play_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elearning.mtsnkanigoro.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-redeem-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elearning.mtsnkanigoro.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/when-was-minecraft-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://education.minecraftIn 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_off00004d8f.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4D8F 24144 bytes
SHA-256: 949170137a8d65286d26affb60bf614ddcd18d4f3f925761a127124c22415bc4
font_01_sfnt_off000084c4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x84C4 18548 bytes
SHA-256: d4bb8cf493148b268d6586f082826380d12fe2e65f99ddf9ec2ebd5ad80c35a7