Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 068a2c72bc2e0afd…

MALICIOUS

PDF

5.4 KB Created: XíF‘'#œ¹ë–LEx Authoring application: OE­Ãj`ˆºõ•S[| (via OE­Ãj`ˆÛŸà]e/DºIáSw ÆæXk)
MD5: 126019a5f239b2bf92b2161aa4c39ee1 SHA-1: d1e2904c9c006a2d633831c48e1cf321c9beb0ff SHA-256: 068a2c72bc2e0afd4fde62dea027528dfc88940e97647fbe947f9de6a2acccb8
88 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.007 JavaScript T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file is flagged as malicious by an ML classifier and contains embedded JavaScript, which is used to obfuscate the payload. The presence of PDF_ENCRYPTED_WITH_JS indicates that the JavaScript is likely responsible for decrypting and executing the malicious content, which is a common technique for delivering second-stage payloads. The extracted JavaScript artifact, javascript_obj0024_001.js, is included as an IOC.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 4

  • Encrypted PDF carries /OpenAction — payload hidden from static analysis high PDF_ENCRYPTED_WITH_JS
    PDF declares /Encrypt and also references an executable trigger (/OpenAction). Document encryption hides the JavaScript body and stream contents from static scanners — combined with auto-execution indicators this is a known evasion pattern used to deliver weaponised JavaScript that the analyst cannot inspect without the decryption key.
  • 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_obj0024_001.js
e3caff7b6bf688ed4630317bf0d3799eb6f8f8f34add590162473152d1471fa6
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 24 at offset 0x8CD 5002 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 7 long base64-like blob(s).