Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ce7010b5f47aa606…

MALICIOUS

PDF

8.98 MB
MD5: acac50cfc10d66c2e2e07b5bece04878 SHA-1: 23dc13995e68d232f6486e1098efa19706516823 SHA-256: ce7010b5f47aa606ed1c2e13c5bece5fded4291dfe1dbeecbddc25226756d629
98 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1027 Obfuscated Files or Information

This PDF sample was flagged as malicious by an ML classifier and exhibits high-risk heuristics. It contains an embedded JavaScript stream and is encrypted with an /OpenAction, indicating an attempt to hide malicious content and execute it upon opening. The document body is unreadable, suggesting it serves as a lure, and the presence of JavaScript points to an attempt to download and execute a secondary payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.7362

Heuristics 3

  • Encrypted PDF carries /OpenAction — payload hidden from static analysis high PDF_ENCRYPTED_WITH_JS
    PDF declares /Encrypt and also references an executable trigger (/OpenAction). Document encryption hides the JavaScript body and stream contents from static scanners — combined with auto-execution indicators this is a known evasion pattern used to deliver weaponised JavaScript that the analyst cannot inspect without the decryption key.
  • PDF paints image(s) but contains no text operators medium PDF_IMAGE_ONLY_LURE
    PDF has 2 image XObject(s) and the content stream contains no text-emitting operators (BT/ET, Tj, TJ, ', ") in either raw bytes or decompressed streams — this is the screenshot-as-PDF pattern used to bypass text-based scanners and to deliver instructions purely through rendered pixels. It is informational unless paired with invisible links or risky URI context.
  • 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.