Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0b5146dd0251ebc8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

63.8 KB Created: 2010-11-13 13:52:29
MD5: d0278f9b46eb04d762d88b1de700a46b SHA-1: a7517360521ae0d944fc07b1444f9590a57006a6 SHA-256: 0b5146dd0251ebc88d606324ae6db001f7b6dd2a1e2e9ff2bce254a487fa66da
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.007 JavaScript T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF sample contains embedded JavaScript and triggers a PDF JavaScript exploit cluster, indicating it's designed to execute arbitrary code. The presence of XFA forms further supports this exploit vector. While no specific family is identified, the technique strongly suggests a malicious document intended for initial compromise via phishing.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9996

Heuristics 6

  • 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.
  • ASCIIHexDecode filter (with exploit indicators) medium PDF_FILTER_HEX
    Hex-encoding filter present alongside exploit delivery indicators — often used to hide payload or shellcode bytes
  • 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.
  • XFA form low PDF_XFA
    PDF uses XML Forms Architecture — can contain script logic
  • 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 http://ns.adobe.com/xdp/
    • http://www.xfa.org/schema/xci/2.6/
    • http://www.xfa.org/schema/xfa-template/2.6/