Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 cc2fc78d90f4092e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

4.7 KB Created: 2008-08-06 01:42:27 Authoring application: Scribus 1.3.3.12 (via Scribus PDF Library 1.3.3.12)
MD5: f84464239bd49fd2523f471875f4ecec SHA-1: 05402614e3a0ba9b000fd7ade052a0b8a1a958e4 SHA-256: cc2fc78d90f4092eed4b3c82411bc5514e8999896992c2247bf14af13d02d7eb
88 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The presence of an eval() call (PDF_EVAL) and ML_NYX_PDF_MALICIOUS classification strongly suggests malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript stream, named 'javascript_obj0013_001.js', is likely responsible for obfuscating and executing a secondary payload, a common technique for malware delivery.

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_obj0013_001.js
49446d9278a5949b006fcc928d9e733cc9b5270c842b1232b4e87801d68aebe3
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x364 6404 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 4 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).