Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5f1eb6da620b338c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

1.3 KB Created: 2011-12-09 16:24:00 -05:00 Authoring application: iText 2.1.3 (by lowagie.com)
MD5: 04078d1f720bff5b45ab2e85592ba65a SHA-1: ae543a49b08c7bbf23ff144452b621c20714447d SHA-256: 5f1eb6da620b338c10cea1870d525cbb56b367ca2108cb6079037a60a9757e1a
148 Risk Score

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9997

Heuristics 5

  • PDF JavaScript exploit cluster critical PDF_JS_EXPLOIT_CLUSTER
    PDF combines an executable JavaScript/action surface with exploit staging indicators such as eval/unescape/fromCharCode, XFA script content, or a related CVE pattern. Benign form JavaScript remains low-severity, but this correlated cluster is high-confidence malicious behavior.
  • unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE
    unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (matched inside decoded stream)
  • 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.
  • 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_obj0001_000.js
f73e948a1bf25d5f6abca2263340106e44d527a5540c5c6ec2d3a4c976ff63cb
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 1 at offset 0xF 943 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).