Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d7a4ced8eb427cf8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

24.1 KB
MD5: ab9313d0a8951347676504fe89acf438 SHA-1: 2a9a4367e5d4fc40d2780d34326f4f7b1ee04a27 SHA-256: d7a4ced8eb427cf8eeee6803a2031ba18f646c0deb9c1e3f5430a57079b736e1
106 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File: Malicious JavaScript

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, which is flagged as malicious by multiple heuristics including a critical correlation signal. The ML classifier also strongly indicates maliciousness. The JavaScript is likely used to download and execute a second-stage payload, a common technique for PDF-based malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 3

  • Correlated malicious PDF JavaScript signals critical PDF_CORRELATED_MALICIOUS_JS
    PDF JavaScript or auto-action content is corroborated by exploit staging, ML, or suspicious extracted-artifact findings. This correlation promotes old exploit-kit PDFs that otherwise remain in the suspicious band because each individual signal is intentionally weighted conservatively.
  • 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.