Malicious PDF / .TXT — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8d146793a315e617…

MALICIOUS

PDF / .TXT

230.7 KB First seen: 2026-05-10
MD5: 2e1d78ceaa74475f1cab48eb824501c8 SHA-1: 6567f93d2802e0748427b12f26e8dfefa66db2c2 SHA-256: 8d146793a315e6170551e64d3c32df3fd63bce706d78c68bd349712b13894f31
104 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and utilizes ASCIIHexDecode filters, which are common indicators of malicious activity. The presence of JavaScript actions and embedded JS streams suggests an attempt to execute code. While the document body is heavily obfuscated and contains no clear lure, the technical indicators point towards a downloader or exploit delivery mechanism. The embedded URLs, though mostly benign or unknown, are part of the XFA form structure which can be abused.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9966

Heuristics 7

  • 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
  • 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 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.
  • XFA form low PDF_XFA
    PDF uses XML Forms Architecture — can contain script logic
  • AcroForm button with action trigger low PDF_ACROFORM_BUTTON
    PDF contains a /Btn form field together with a SubmitForm/URI/Launch/JS trigger — this is the building block of fake 'Download' or 'Open' button overlays used in PDF phishing lures
  • Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL
    One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.
    URL http://www.bitstream.com Referenced by PDF JavaScript
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/In PDF document text
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xfa/promoted-desc/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xdp/In PDF document text
    • http://www.xfa.org/schema/xci/2.6/In PDF document text
    • http://www.xfa.org/schema/xfa-template/2.6/In PDF document text
    • http://www.xfa.org/schema/xfa-locale-set/2.7/In PDF document text
    • http://www.xfa.org/schema/xfa-locale-set/2.6/In PDF document text
    • http://www.xfa.org/schema/xfa-form/2.8/In PDF document text
    • http://www.xfa.org/schema/xfa-data/1.0/In PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 5

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off00004a0c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x4A0C 8084 bytes
SHA-256: e31f8c8507e52f29008d946a00becde9f839e34cb108985ce66167bf881adafa
font_10_sfnt_off0001233e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1233E 65932 bytes
SHA-256: 422bc5698ba5d9d4818f6a2d8b3abca2f723e713b44a15c390139d2c976a1388
font_11_sfnt_off0001c1a0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1C1A0 65932 bytes
SHA-256: 7e24ee16c8b09ee74d61445f29c3c0a95abfdf17fc1008606394f159dbd0c106
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Static shellcode analysis found candidate code region(s). Indicators: heap spray 0x41 (A)
font_12_sfnt_off00025ffe.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x25FFE 65932 bytes
SHA-256: 57e24925bc6bdb98d38e8b4ba3b87f80f75c5e49ea9a522486790d7dc6848549
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Static shellcode analysis found candidate code region(s). Indicators: heap spray 0x41 (A)
font_13_sfnt_off0002fe25.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2FE25 65932 bytes
SHA-256: 1f068d668b316fcb46f0801be00137fb749cc7fda5ca15e442829d6c303d8f99
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Static shellcode analysis found candidate code region(s). Indicators: heap spray 0x41 (A)

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