Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c342d560856b7b7d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

7.4 KB
MD5: 3541c45729c271c88320014322dc98dc SHA-1: aceb759fd0263ba7cdb23ff52d3265a5489420ff SHA-256: c342d560856b7b7df4cd15778732166b5f4a6c8b4e1d59f6f80cfe994993f1e5
134 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file exhibits multiple high-confidence indicators of malicious JavaScript execution, including ML classification and specific heuristic firings related to embedded JS streams and exploit-related filters. The presence of correlated malicious JavaScript signals strongly suggests the document is designed to exploit vulnerabilities and likely download additional payloads. The document body was unreadable, but the technical indicators are sufficient for a high-confidence assessment.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 5

  • Correlated malicious PDF JavaScript signals critical PDF_CORRELATED_MALICIOUS_JS
    PDF JavaScript or auto-action content is corroborated by exploit staging, ML, or suspicious extracted-artifact findings. This correlation promotes old exploit-kit PDFs that otherwise remain in the suspicious band because each individual signal is intentionally weighted conservatively.
  • 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.
  • ASCII85Decode filter (with exploit indicators) low PDF_FILTER_85
    ASCII85 encoding filter present alongside exploit delivery indicators — uncommon outside of obfuscation