Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 fd2184b6f6a37dcf…

MALICIOUS

PDF

42.2 KB Created: 2021-05-14 00:14:31 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2026-06-04
MD5: 1c183355f76cd7c43a5fbedcb6dbd05a SHA-1: edb7d6c9e5b582885ae52409d0c7d66d158ca597 SHA-256: fd2184b6f6a37dcf498ac2c081dc847c5b0c3f27141d1baa9e0f202bdcb3b7c3
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to known malicious redirector infrastructure, specifically promoting 'free generators' and 'game hacks' to lure victims. The document body and embedded URLs suggest a phishing or scam attempt, likely to lead users to further malicious content or downloads. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF structure itself facilitates the malicious redirection.

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/free-coin-and-spin-for-coin-master-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.themerchantshouse.co.uk/uploads/files/files/roblox-people-girl_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.themerchantshouse.co.uk/uploads/files/files/fb-coin-master-free-spins-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.themerchantshouse.co.uk/uploads/files/files/get-free-robux-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.themerchantshouse.co.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-free-spins-only_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.themerchantshouse.co.uk/uploads/files/files/minecraft-building-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.themerchantshouse.co.uk/uploads/files/files/https-iosgodscom-topic-20214coinmasterhack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.themerchantshouse.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-robux-without-doing-anything_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.themerchantshouse.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-robux-scam_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.themerchantshouse.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-minecraft-skins_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.themerchantshouse.co.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-blogspot_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.themerchantshouse.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-download-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.themerchantshouse.co.uk/uploads/files/files/freespinandcoin-blogspot-com_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.themerchantshouse.co.uk/uploads/files/files/roblox-scam_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.themerchantshouse.co.uk/uploads/files/files/minecraft-hack-client-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.themerchantshouse.co.uk/uploads/files/files/are-there-any-coin-master-hacks-that-actually-work_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.themerchantshouse.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-robux-without-verify_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.themerchantshouse.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-robux-no-email_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.themerchantshouse.co.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-hack-2021-android-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.themerchantshouse.co.uk/uploads/files/files/roblox-no-download-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.themerchantshouse.co.uk/uploads/files/files/promo-codes-to-get-free-robux_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_003_off00004b65.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4B65 24476 bytes
SHA-256: 20fcad4852d8cfcf27b733e5069d66318720fb7d548b4b3326f32029754efb15
font_01_sfnt_off00008349.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8349 18060 bytes
SHA-256: 42d2e7759bfcfecd447a46542d8809f4e944f7c9df23d0847fbb4c7837fae2b0