Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3bcaad07d32f8786…

MALICIOUS

PDF

254.5 KB Created: 2010-11-29 10:29:36 Authoring application: FPDF 1.6
MD5: 32db3c9d53a4f91a67b605b7a66e776f SHA-1: dada74d7b7a8d0c348d48f240282217602d0cfd7 SHA-256: 3bcaad07d32f878696392a2276f310d71d258fb37583c349587864d5ac8a8363
74 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT' and 'PDF_JS'. The ML classifier strongly flagged this PDF as malicious. While the document body is unreadable, the presence of JavaScript suggests an attempt to execute code, likely to download and run a second-stage payload. The specific URLs extracted are related to XFA schemas but do not appear to be directly malicious.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9998

Heuristics 5

  • 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/