Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4b0050861353743a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

37.8 KB
MD5: 0e046ef61d92d8c6f1f6f6425fa1009c SHA-1: 6766f7fd32741be1bdbea158642bb2bccfecd494 SHA-256: 4b0050861353743a88fa2d0c04ae18ae9a217b211797ff669c64960722d030c8
124 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a Flash object (SWF), both common vectors for delivering exploits. The ML classifier strongly indicates maliciousness. The embedded JavaScript, named 'javascript_obj0006_000.js', is likely responsible for executing the malicious payload or initiating further download, though its exact function is obscured by obfuscation. The presence of PDF-specific exploit indicators further supports a malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 7

  • RichMedia (Flash) high PDF_RICHMEDIA
    PDF contains /RichMedia (Adobe Flash) which is a historic exploit vector
  • 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.
  • Embedded file low PDF_EMBEDDED
    PDF embeds a file attachment — could carry an executable or another weaponised document as a nested payload
  • String.fromCharCode low PDF_FROMCHARCODE
    String.fromCharCode found — used to construct payload strings dynamically. Common in benign JavaScript libraries for codepoint manipulation, so this alone is informational; weaponised use is also caught by the dedicated fromCharCode-stage and exploit-shape rules. (matched inside decoded stream)
  • 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
Adobe.swf
ce5f7936cf8e3536a88a804ce2d6902022df1794fa878bdc64a26866e34ba989
pdf-embedded-file PDF EmbeddedFile object 16 at offset 0xB05 55839 bytes
javascript_obj0006_000.js
bf64af147bf56d5bdf91e22c26ac16f296786e692a6cb5879b157eb5b4390686
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0xF5 1654 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).