Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c923fece7117b693…

MALICIOUS

PDF

26.2 KB Created: 2011-72-51 03:25:00
MD5: db056224004692a918166e4d6c5de11d SHA-1: 4de5929cfc4adee265917e41d5da32e2cf0e037f SHA-256: c923fece7117b6935d0a748fecbeb3678a0abd7807ca05cc17878fcb09ff2028
88 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File: Malicious JavaScript

The PDF file was flagged as malicious by an ML classifier with a high score. Static analysis detected embedded JavaScript, including a call to eval(), indicating that the script is likely obfuscated and designed to execute arbitrary code. The presence of JavaScript actions and streams within the PDF points to a common delivery mechanism for malware. No specific family could be identified, but the techniques used suggest a downloader or exploit loader.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 4

  • eval() call high PDF_EVAL
    eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (matched inside decoded stream)
  • 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.
  • 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_obj0001_000.js
83f07af33af1e18d9cca5d209f40baa16c46d1396dbeb1b5a42d17eebfed7866
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 1 at offset 0x6447 934 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).