Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 58b9cf16d5102769…

MALICIOUS

PDF

292.3 KB
MD5: 9d832e512b92ee6cddfc9a5b26a330bb SHA-1: 57c3572f4ac9a2f7454da9b0d7357ebbff6fef46 SHA-256: 58b9cf16d5102769354e1742efbcc8cce212509093592ec0ff48b4d9aa8797de
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 contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristics including PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS. The ML classifier strongly flags this PDF as malicious. The embedded JavaScript file, javascript_obj0008_000.js, is likely responsible for executing the 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
000b2c5a37cc4aee918b3aa5da76906e42d02f25c697c1b8f45014c34bf86c3f
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0x1CE 99528 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).