Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 28b08ce459216d4e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

26.6 KB Created: 2006-02-01 14:14:12 Authoring application: Wegoptyr (via HghTc6Fs)
MD5: bc4674bd443d3e92b65b86c799b77e82 SHA-1: 5dbaa5023851e8fa7610c536d5c8c06656333318 SHA-256: 28b08ce459216d4ee35e9825311d65eaf10897fe334a311be29f8eaac00a161d
148 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, which is heavily obfuscated and uses eval() to execute its content. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The script's obfuscation suggests it is designed to download and execute a secondary payload, typical of a dropper. The presence of multiple JavaScript streams and the ML_NYX_PDF_MALICIOUS heuristic further support this assessment.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 5

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7242120-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7242120-0
  • eval() call high PDF_EVAL
    eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution
  • 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 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0007_000.js
287f0f9fa0a7fc424bbbcd9d15f69c547bf6eb87b1c71875ebe1429999892cd2
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1EE 26117 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
javascript_obj0007_001.js
ef3205d9691f872e7f596fb987b4878283d7613c851e1c3d59284c66bf117211
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1EE 360 bytes