Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 045b9e35c060bb27…

MALICIOUS

PDF

9.3 KB Created: 2010-06-07 15:19:37 Authoring application: rpi9V40Vy (via UNTlytiU2)
MD5: 35a2f8bfb3d6691ad76ec9d723ab2399 SHA-1: 2d584e4df3c38da629818c3495c5f1b6f26ba97b SHA-256: 045b9e35c060bb27f32dad5593d46c118b29b4883d8fcf9f9630e96af1e183f7
148 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.007 JavaScript T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript that is heavily obfuscated and utilizes eval() calls, strongly indicating malicious intent. The ML classifier also flagged this PDF as malicious with high confidence. The script's purpose is likely to download and execute a secondary payload, as suggested by the exploit cluster heuristic.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 5

  • PDF JavaScript exploit cluster critical PDF_JS_EXPLOIT_CLUSTER
    PDF combines an executable JavaScript/action surface with exploit staging indicators such as eval/unescape/fromCharCode, XFA script content, or a related CVE pattern. Benign form JavaScript remains low-severity, but this correlated cluster is high-confidence malicious behavior.
  • eval() call high PDF_EVAL
    eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (matched inside decoded stream)
  • JavaScript action low PDF_JAVASCRIPT
    PDF contains a /JavaScript action. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • Embedded JS stream low PDF_JS
    PDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • Suspicious extracted artifact info EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGE
    One or more files extracted from inside this sample matched static suspicious-content checks such as script obfuscation, encoded payload blobs, packed data, or execution/download terms.

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0007_000.js
5b3d985454f113052a924e1e19fe20cffccda1a5d75f139b10686cdee8f82f51
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x246 8137 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).