Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 cbb0e6f191257ae1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

25.8 KB Created: 2006-02-01 14:14:12 Authoring application: Wegoptyr (via HghTc6Fs)
MD5: 1ac9ee57027916deda2dccd60070c259 SHA-1: d2b2589789d50da77d62a4732debc725d9b4492c SHA-256: cbb0e6f191257ae13b8e5cd848555b2092fff2d6cf3574bf5db838c39880f13b
88 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript streams, with one heuristic indicating an eval() call. The ML classifier strongly flags this PDF as malicious. The JavaScript is obfuscated, making its exact function difficult to determine, but the presence of eval() and the ML score suggest it's designed to execute arbitrary code. The document body contains what appears to be obfuscated JavaScript code, further supporting this. No specific family could be identified due to the obfuscation.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 4

  • eval() call high PDF_EVAL
    eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution
  • JavaScript action low 1 related finding 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 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0007_000.js
65f009b6281bc8fe397a3bd6298462d6c6835d0052c9026e558efe71489c4896
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1EE 25330 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
javascript_obj0007_001.js
f3b1a19a10f444c068ecf687b4a506bdbd41d0900d66cd745943835b7d9fc6b0
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1EE 25058 bytes