Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a7061141586dd519…

MALICIOUS

PDF

9.1 KB Created: 2010-05-11 10:04:03 Authoring application: TSsgW (via SqA8cZVD)
MD5: f948adc85284ba1f166e219b8040aa74 SHA-1: e4729b3f21d5e60821c59b2de3b21b47a98a9fde SHA-256: a7061141586dd519a9503abb82900c6576ef88443731c0807bc0288e1c84d435
88 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

This PDF file contains obfuscated JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The presence of an eval() call (PDF_EVAL) strongly suggests that the script is designed to execute arbitrary code. The ML classifier also flagged this PDF as malicious with high confidence. The primary function of the embedded JavaScript appears to be the execution of a second-stage payload, though the exact mechanism is obscured.

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_obj0007_000.js
2d268fddb9e0bd807ee7468b18cc7025ea103d9afc1ca97fa47b1eddc455c5a2
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x238 7980 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).