Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f8dd03569dfed03f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

38.8 KB Created: 2021-05-30 19:03:11 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: 49a626e97ec491d9f3f6500353753672 SHA-1: 745d00c82b365b48b02ae2b625a27455c278fb7f SHA-256: f8dd03569dfed03f07f8add8947039395dedfc4ba753a020584471f352d66bbd
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links designed to lure users into clicking on what appears to be a 'game hack' or 'free generator'. One of these links, https://netcdn.xyz/app/479516143/minecraft-pocket-edition-free-download-game-hack, is identified as a malicious redirector. The document body, though partially corrupted, also contains references to this URL and a call-to-action phrase, indicating a phishing or scam attempt. No scripts were extracted, but the presence of malicious redirector links and the lure content strongly suggest a phishing or social engineering attack.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9955

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-pocket-edition-free-download-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.elite-academy.it/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-tiktok-likes-without-verification_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.elite-academy.it/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/minecraft-realms-free-trial_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.elite-academy.it/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/minecraft-java-edition-code-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.elite-academy.it/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-minecraft-account-and-password_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.elite-academy.it/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-get-minecraft-for-free-on-chromebook_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.elite-academy.it/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/minecraft-realms-free-codes_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.elite-academy.it/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/minecraft-free-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.elite-academy.it/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-get-minecraft-for-free-on-ipad_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://youtuIn 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_off00003799.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x3799 27628 bytes
SHA-256: f8c9f5a7cb8cb993902c1cc5f457ada49b44a9c2e1fdd0b68f0babd991a149fe
font_01_sfnt_off00007591.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x7591 18616 bytes
SHA-256: 74c3d0dac38db02fae044005a19145e6493ffdefda41676fc7dac63f0b05f007