Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2dd94870e00b47d6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

9.6 KB Created: ‚ÙkdÒÁ˜Flž©ciÆïi. Authoring application: ¯—<,[ƁÀM2ƒ©`}Ÿª+f\PG¢åú)ñ¶Ú¤ô;8&¬b_/
MD5: 18a01607b4f24f5dc48c9194e88154c5 SHA-1: bf382ed49a3a34f2e2e7dafb1080fdcccb78db51 SHA-256: 2dd94870e00b47d6be0b941acd79573dcae39308ce2107839b89cdc1261c141f
88 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.002 Spearphishing Attachment T1566.001 Spearphishing Link

The PDF document contains text impersonating a bank transaction confirmation from 'Caixadirecta' (Caixa Geral de Depósitos). This is a common lure for phishing attacks. The presence of JavaScript actions and an encrypted PDF indicates an attempt to hide malicious content, likely designed to download further payloads or redirect the user to a credential harvesting site. The ML classifier strongly flagged this PDF as malicious.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9996

Heuristics 4

  • Encrypted PDF carries /JavaScript — payload hidden from static analysis high PDF_ENCRYPTED_WITH_JS
    PDF declares /Encrypt and also references an executable trigger (/JavaScript). 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.
  • PDF paints image(s) but contains no text operators info PDF_IMAGE_ONLY_LURE
    PDF has 2 image XObject(s) and the content stream contains no text-emitting operators (BT/ET, Tj, TJ, ', ") in either raw bytes or decompressed streams — this is the screenshot-as-PDF pattern used to bypass text-based scanners and to deliver instructions purely through rendered pixels. It is informational unless paired with invisible links or risky URI context.