Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 98d4c54b2bb6aa79…

MALICIOUS

PDF

9.6 KB Created: 2009-02-19 14:45:49 -02:00 Authoring application: Writer (via OpenOffice.org 3.0)
MD5: 160a076d21c8c554325ce38dc09c9535 SHA-1: 98aba784e13f9cb7cb901804cbcde26b4473762e SHA-256: 98d4c54b2bb6aa797c25079fc73f6be78f4b79e4afda244964926c9030920fca
128 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The presence of a PDF_LAUNCH action and a high-confidence ML_NYX_PDF_MALICIOUS classification strongly suggests malicious intent. The JavaScript stream includes an eval() call, which is often used to de-obfuscate and execute malicious code, likely to download and run a second-stage payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 5

  • Launch action high PDF_LAUNCH
    PDF contains a /Launch action with an unresolved or extension-less target — treat as potentially dangerous
  • eval() call high PDF_EVAL
    eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (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_obj0027_000.js
a72c07ef9e0c81fe5542e05d353255a3e3f782985f0f3d0e948c56161f3217e1
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 27 at offset 0x1C1B 3265 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).