PDF malware analysis — malicious · b193de0c9292e2be

MALICIOUS

PDF

15.4 KB

MD5: d97a166377927d7194d9f3e209a9890d SHA-1: 698abbad936c5b5985b6f94d96f7982b3998ea2f SHA-256: b193de0c9292e2be1359ff721215aa6841824cf74e4c2a2dbd88f22891566e40

204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File T1027 Obfuscated Files or Information T1140 Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information

The PDF sample contains embedded JavaScript that utilizes `eval()` and `unescape()` functions, indicating obfuscation and dynamic code execution. The presence of CCITTFaxDecode with exploit indicators and ML classification strongly suggests malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, as suggested by the heuristic firings and the nature of the JavaScript functions used. The extracted URLs are related to XFA and Adobe, but their unknown reputation warrants inclusion as potential IOCs.

Machine Learning

Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9997

Heuristics 10

CCITTFaxDecode + TIFF/XFA exploit prep — LibTIFF CVE-family indicator high CVE related PDF_CCITT_CVE_2010_0188_RELATED

PDF uses /CCITTFaxDecode together with TIFF/XFA exploit-preparation markers such as rawValue image-field assignment, TIFF data, or heap-spray JavaScript. This matches the delivery pattern for Adobe Reader LibTIFF/CCITTFax parser exploit families, including CVE-2010-0188, but does not prove the exact malformed TIFF primitive.
eval() call high PDF_EVAL

eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (matched inside decoded stream)
unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE

unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (matched inside decoded stream)
ASCIIHexDecode filter (with exploit indicators) medium PDF_FILTER_HEX

Hex-encoding filter present alongside exploit delivery indicators — often used to hide payload or shellcode bytes
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.
XFA form low PDF_XFA

PDF uses XML Forms Architecture — can contain script logic
String.fromCharCode low PDF_FROMCHARCODE

String.fromCharCode found — used to construct payload strings dynamically. Common in benign JavaScript libraries for codepoint manipulation, so this alone is informational; weaponised use is also caught by the dedicated fromCharCode-stage and exploit-shape rules. (matched inside decoded stream)
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.
Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL

One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.
URL http://ns.adobe.com/xdp/
- http://www.xfa.org/schema/xci/2.6/
- http://www.xfa.org/schema/xfa-template/2.6/

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0012_000.js` `09de78b7de291aa3ddc78e96475725267630bf326894c1fb6b9aff709f8aec31`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 12 at offset 0x1BF2	363 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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