Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7be7b4169b809815…

MALICIOUS

PDF

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MD5: 5fdd03aaf2b5231b5afe9ebbd1738666 SHA-1: 99be746cf7acc363292151a861b536c841032b20 SHA-256: 7be7b4169b8098152305d42f3c3a6261fa82ad9030b989998bc940904adbdafd
86 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT' and 'PDF_JS'. The 'PDF_ENCRYPTED_WITH_JS' heuristic suggests the JavaScript is used to hide the malicious payload. The ML classifier also flagged this PDF as malicious with high confidence. No specific IOCs like URLs or hashes were extracted, and the JavaScript itself appears to be primarily for obfuscation or basic field manipulation rather than direct payload execution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9998

Heuristics 3

  • Encrypted PDF carries /JavaScript — payload hidden from static analysis high PDF_ENCRYPTED_WITH_JS
    PDF declares /Encrypt and also references an executable trigger (/JavaScript). Document encryption hides the JavaScript body and stream contents from static scanners — combined with auto-execution indicators this is a known evasion pattern used to deliver weaponised JavaScript that the analyst cannot inspect without the decryption key.
  • JavaScript action low 1 related finding 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 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0011_000.js
e89285dffe9b2a759b5b82e9f0cfeb0c495ab0c80df6a684f39c0d8a10c139bc
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 11 at offset 0xE6A 94 bytes
Preview script
First 1,000 lines of the extracted script
var d = util.printd("mm/dd/yyyy", new Date());var date = this.getField("date");date.value = d;
javascript_obj0016_000.js
08bd78ee1e1acf9913e88bd82d627dd8e2afee3bd4adb567850b69a1b139146b
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 16 at offset 0x11FE 112 bytes
Preview script
First 1,000 lines of the extracted script
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