Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e10e8d7508cb5b53…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.9 KB Created: 2021-05-25 08:32:59 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: 3ed21c48c06413a020979c64912f0810 SHA-1: 4027cccace97891b0bcfbaa8d1490dc462aa7309 SHA-256: e10e8d7508cb5b53e829b43f22c8bf60bf53bfe4c88d7be4cfd5c05268b5c87b
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple embedded links, with one critical heuristic identifying it as a lure for game hacks and a redirector to malicious infrastructure. The document body and embedded links suggest a social engineering attempt to trick users into visiting potentially harmful websites. Although no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure itself contains actionable links that are indicative of a malicious workflow.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9492

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/406889139/coin-master-daily-free-spins-link-today-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://gobeepbeep.co.uk/media/storage/editor/files/how-to-hack-someones-roblox-account_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gobeepbeep.co.uk/media/storage/editor/files/how-to-hack-roblox-accounts-for-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gobeepbeep.co.uk/media/storage/editor/files/how-to-get-creative-mode-in-minecraft-server-hack_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gobeepbeep.co.uk/media/storage/editor/files/minecraft-windows-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gobeepbeep.co.uk/media/storage/editor/files/can-you-get-minecraft-for-free_GM479516143.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_off000034ee.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x34EE 23364 bytes
SHA-256: aaa81811d053619fbc38b1a7d10cd5e250d6bbe422d020468ccb0d9a85b8c793
font_01_sfnt_off000069b7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x69B7 18652 bytes
SHA-256: b7acebacf47409c7f0f2932ba41e4c1dc120b4ef5280387cf9333091bd47b2e0