Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0c3357d16ae7f99c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

1.3 KB Created: 2011-12-09 16:27:50 -05:00 Authoring application: iText 2.1.3 (by lowagie.com)
MD5: 8012dcdba42333fd46908af97e187507 SHA-1: c55d9d212523e6ef6f4fdcabee01d6f5257b71af SHA-256: 0c3357d16ae7f99ccede0709bfc82f6bdf9a622a81c76771f73763958040e966
148 Risk Score

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9997

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.
  • unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE
    unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (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_obj0001_000.js
ba1f3d86a4787f50d798fcfda97e202e5dc180654d728c426b21f4cfe2f1dba0
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 1 at offset 0xF 949 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).