Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f856446ca1785b4f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

40.8 KB Created: 2021-05-21 10:31:17 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: 496a280460a0ab96e02b28f2fedf2b7b SHA-1: f55d7d65c2980555785d04c99ba9b0986f1e6677 SHA-256: f856446ca1785b4f427a8acb371aef35917a632e3fcb20b702caf006b31e1d5d
168 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple embedded links that redirect to a malicious domain, masquerading as a generator for in-game currency. The document body explicitly mentions 'Free Roblox Accounts With Robux' and includes a 'CLICK HERE TO ACCESS ROBLOX GENERATOR' call to action, reinforcing the lure. The presence of PDF-specific heuristics for malicious redirects and game hack lures strongly indicates a phishing or scam attempt designed to trick users into visiting potentially harmful sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.7508

Heuristics 5

  • 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.
  • Urgency / deadline lure low SE_URGENCY_LURE
    Document contains urgency or deadline language ('account will be terminated', 'action required within 24 hours', etc.) — useful context, but low-signal without other findings
  • 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/431946152/free-roblox-accounts-with-robux-that-work-not-banned-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://elma.mtsn10jakarta.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-hack-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elma.mtsn10jakarta.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-robux-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elma.mtsn10jakarta.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-websites-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elma.mtsn10jakarta.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-realistic-minecraft-texture-packs_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elma.mtsn10jakarta.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-roblox-clothes-boy_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
stream_002_off000032e8.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x32E8 25836 bytes
SHA-256: 37b11ebe375c2cdf1d154d060df01f2c68392ebb9917835041996c1260eba30c
font_01_sfnt_off00006dea.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6DEA 4060 bytes
SHA-256: c6aacb1ae0597047590e19cbff89720610dc672c7ad4a2d18371123b661902ad
font_02_sfnt_off00007b23.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x7B23 19248 bytes
SHA-256: efa3c9b2c8f55d2ce8a78f8ae751aa117ac14b1934403b15023fd1527a527783