Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5509af19608c054d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

291.8 KB
MD5: c3fbbc919f71010e9e3b8fd9854b0d89 SHA-1: 0c662219964544cb4becad26a1fa4a8f67a5cc22 SHA-256: 5509af19608c054db246afcc2a7d9e72ab1ea0e00244bb1d62331f2bdd1354f4
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File: User Execution: Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS. The ML classifier strongly flags this PDF as malicious. The embedded JavaScript, named 'javascript_obj0008_000.js', is likely responsible for executing a malicious payload, potentially involving obfuscated code as suggested by the heuristic 'Script obfuscation indicators'.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

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.
  • 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 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0008_000.js
2eadd0c31b1092c8a1a91b95f68c256093e6d11eabc5f4dd155336115d9bcd48
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0x1CE 99336 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).