Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f73573cc64b96448…

MALICIOUS

PDF

32.5 KB Created: 2021-07-19 07:43:44 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: 608e4024a05cd8fec726de4f02b9dedd SHA-1: 233eb7ad552ab364c42b06c41a8311fb6ce355e0 SHA-256: f73573cc64b96448e55902871e42df2cb58a29498d9591e1727f43f2aa247b27
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links that redirect to known malicious infrastructure, specifically a generator for Minecraft hacks. The document body includes a call to action to 'CLICK HERE TO ACCESS MINECRAFT GENERATOR', reinforcing the lure. The presence of embedded URLs and the ML classifier's high confidence score indicate a malicious intent to redirect users to potentially harmful content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9900

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.tw/app/479516143/minecraft-build-hacks-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://aspiesretreat.org/images/free-robux-easy_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aspiesretreat.org/images/how-to-get-free-robux-without-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aspiesretreat.org/images/free-modded-minecraft-server-hosting_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aspiesretreat.org/images/minecraft-hack-mod_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aspiesretreat.org/images/how-to-get-minecraft-pe-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aspiesretreat.org/images/minecraft-bedrock-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aspiesretreat.org/images/minecraft-free-download-pc_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aspiesretreat.org/images/free-tiktok-likes-without-verification_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aspiesretreat.org/images/haktuts-coin-master-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aspiesretreat.org/images/free-robux-site_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_off00002a6f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2A6F 22672 bytes
SHA-256: 33c8d15f134f155122103718c001c87a3c3a2937e483cdfb806a7fc2f77cc25b
font_01_sfnt_off00005d2f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x5D2F 18344 bytes
SHA-256: 504dc7aae18f41d03fb81a40dc2b00347564f3d62703eefd30bc8cf15d610b16