Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e2d3f7a5971f1e65…

MALICIOUS

PDF

26.9 KB Created: 2011-04-05 15:41:08 Authoring application: S[+Q~PStHF+*QrinFM@RL@Ig.HF+*QfS[+Q~PromFM@RL@ICharCHF+*QodeS[+Q~P
MD5: 13eb46636235e0f5d407864e4d15c0a6 SHA-1: 04d84e1bc0717d822f67bdb8615f420e82d7605c SHA-256: e2d3f7a5971f1e658f925d384f4228ab0234cb307eed429af7645169e67fb43e
88 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, flagged by heuristics for JavaScript actions and embedded JS streams. A high-severity heuristic for PDF_EVAL indicates the use of eval(), a common technique for obfuscating malicious code. The ML classifier strongly indicates maliciousness. The embedded JavaScript file, javascript_obj0001_000.js, is likely responsible for executing the malicious payload, though its specific actions are not detailed here. The confidence is slightly reduced due to the lack of explicit URL or command execution details within the provided evidence.

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
826fef31516e6903f57f755af88856b393685d6ffcc603cdfcc4aae5c9be968b
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 1 at offset 0x23 1262 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 6 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).