Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a6ce4ce285fc149a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

26.1 KB Created: 2011-72-51 03:25:00
MD5: e08b8418d604ba2f39a2fcd95d07a9ca SHA-1: bfd28fa1ee95d4e7ecd836b7a1b2ba5a1bdf962e SHA-256: a6ce4ce285fc149a8cc8663f0093b26898b221f7c10192d4eb5df5dee05646de
90 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, flagged by multiple heuristics including PDF_JAVASCRIPT, PDF_JS, and PDF_EVAL. The ML classifier strongly indicates maliciousness. The embedded JavaScript stream, named 'javascript_obj0001_000.js', is obfuscated and likely responsible for executing a malicious payload. The exact intent of the script could not be fully determined due to obfuscation, but its presence strongly suggests a malicious document.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 4

  • 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_obj0001_000.js
7d1d6b200b56f42ab866e1466f036e52bdb60d72d0eebf48fcd68c5bfe537cb1
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 1 at offset 0x648F 807 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).