Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 6fe527dd3a4d8b21…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.6 KB
MD5: a11bbae6285dda6ae895a597253577ac SHA-1: a7819b6f91cc40f01fcf3802db96b688f91cc652 SHA-256: 6fe527dd3a4d8b21b964acaa11c5d0ca3d126a2bff4f58151444beba95e70fcd
66 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.007 JavaScript T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings and the presence of a javascript_obj0005_000.js artifact. The JavaScript code is heavily obfuscated using hex escapes, but its presence strongly suggests an attempt to execute malicious code. This is further supported by the ML classifier flagging the PDF as malicious. The primary function of the script appears to be downloading and executing a second-stage payload, a common technique for malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9999

Heuristics 3

  • Suspicious extracted artifact medium 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.
  • 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.

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0005_000.js
a9628dd8bebd0f1dc85ad6893c1b61d5b74565a2c358a9766f3c7a6d875db862
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 5 at offset 0x213 11004 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long hex-escaped blob(s).