Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e97ba57c651d4572…

MALICIOUS

PDF

42.6 KB Created: 2021-05-13 20:13:14 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: e63d3881a69d19dc006bdec86dbaae6f SHA-1: 6627367861a01c210c6b642c23ef1aaa0d318b4f SHA-256: e97ba57c651d457225e4815a1505249b74d3d1776ae894d7d96576d21c93cc28
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 'free generators' and 'game hacks' for popular games. The primary malicious URL identified is https://netcdn.xyz/app/479516143/minecraft-free-download-windows-10-game-hack, which is flagged as a malicious redirector. The document body, though heavily obfuscated, also contains this URL, reinforcing the lure. No scripts were extracted, but the presence of malicious redirector links and the lure strongly suggest a phishing or scam attempt.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9971

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-download-windows-10-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spin-coin-master-2021-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/corn-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-coins-coin-master-link-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/claim-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spins-on-coin-master-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-and-coins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/can-you-actually-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/25-free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-fan-page-giveaway_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robux-free-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-roblox-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/instantrobux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/microsoft-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-codes-2021-real_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hacks-no-surveys_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-login-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-quiz_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/girl-roblox-avatar_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_off00004c58.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x4C58 24032 bytes
SHA-256: 22308cc9237fcfa147ca9c42fbe3a477c83d97805516e4a8b542bfc10d9024f2
font_01_sfnt_off00008298.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8298 18764 bytes
SHA-256: 1024eac42dda9887ab3e6b3a3052baf0f02eb021d29d3096c75228bb34fedc86