Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f8d2e6095dc4d994…

MALICIOUS

PDF

41.6 KB Created: 2021-05-19 22:35:55 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: 763c69172d792ed94947d185ad67c58b SHA-1: d534af8559a0e8f95e53d7d10e6be282b402eb08 SHA-256: f8d2e6095dc4d99493ed0ed83c9b981d9eaf3811c0e8e5b2504ad9be7e2c0cd9
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to a malicious redirector, disguised as a 'free generator' or 'game hack'. The document body, though partially corrupted, contains text related to free spins and game hacks, reinforcing the lure. The presence of embedded URLs and the ML classifier output strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to lead the user to a site that hosts further malware or phishing content.

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/406889139/get-free-spins-coin-master-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.lincolnec.edu.np/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-with-lucky-patcher_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lincolnec.edu.np/userfiles/files/get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lincolnec.edu.np/userfiles/files/robux-hack-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lincolnec.edu.np/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-any-roblox-account_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lincolnec.edu.np/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-app-ios-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lincolnec.edu.np/userfiles/files/coin-master-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lincolnec.edu.np/userfiles/files/minecraft-hacked-client-18_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lincolnec.edu.np/userfiles/files/minecraft-apk-114_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lincolnec.edu.np/userfiles/files/get-free-robux-now_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lincolnec.edu.np/userfiles/files/robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lincolnec.edu.np/userfiles/files/free-unlimited-coin-master-online-tool_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lincolnec.edu.np/userfiles/files/how-to-actually-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lincolnec.edu.np/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-cards-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lincolnec.edu.np/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-coins-and-spins-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lincolnec.edu.np/userfiles/files/mcmaster-club-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lincolnec.edu.np/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-without-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lincolnec.edu.np/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-clothes-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lincolnec.edu.np/userfiles/files/best-free-minecraft-hacked-client_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lincolnec.edu.np/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-and-coins-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lincolnec.edu.np/userfiles/files/coin-master-deals_GM406889139.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_003_off0000491f.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x491F 24772 bytes
SHA-256: 048bb576e64a08b32b6f86489cf4e5563ffd44c3aed69c4e6942f7a3a515f987
font_01_sfnt_off00008198.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8198 17884 bytes
SHA-256: b0210710b9f532dde69bab3e54691bd54d84b0d7d990975f20826afd1ba27450