Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f6197371bf9cb39a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.5 KB Created: 2021-06-19 19:09:04 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: 71b4ffcbd56edee2dd6be572ee41d3c2 SHA-1: 0fe534656d2f365d3b6ecf2bca35af2590e3dd93 SHA-256: f6197371bf9cb39a1e27983e6ecd744c85b5a3fa48ca0c72937fe35d9c7d284d
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains a critical heuristic firing for a game hack redirector lure, pointing to a known malicious URL. The document body, though partially garbled, also contains this URL and references to game hacks. The presence of embedded URLs and the ML classifier's high confidence further support the malicious nature of this document, likely intended to trick users into visiting a malicious site.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

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 http://netcdn.co/app/406889139/coin-master-hack-progamers-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.pertonacademy.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/10-free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pertonacademy.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/real-free-spins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pertonacademy.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-hacks-download-pc_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pertonacademy.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-change-name-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pertonacademy.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/download-minecraft-java-edition-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pertonacademy.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-gift-card-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pertonacademy.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-easy_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pertonacademy.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-and-coins-blogspot_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pertonacademy.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-on-roblox-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pertonacademy.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rbx-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pertonacademy.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-followers-on-tiktok-for-free_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pertonacademy.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-2-get-free-robux-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pertonacademy.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rbxoffers-earn-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pertonacademy.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-windows-10-free-trial_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pertonacademy.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-roebucks_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pertonacademy.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-can-i-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pertonacademy.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-real-working_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pertonacademy.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-coins-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pertonacademy.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/blox-land-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pertonacademy.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-hacking-website_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_off00003447.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x3447 22996 bytes
SHA-256: f6f3ec94ad7b0ec30167a858d7d9f6831c96616054ddc940c4f8bdd6b6c5be93
font_01_sfnt_off00006804.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6804 18416 bytes
SHA-256: 5741a127261724fddf521fc94ebfc06f31583a26a9f94a4c147a021759ab8b48