Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 efa74da7909b9c91…

MALICIOUS

PDF

79.1 KB Created: 2010-11-29 10:29:36 Authoring application: FPDF 1.6
MD5: d382191714c2ab3c5ef2bfbf2f50aba5 SHA-1: b595fe60b461b97a3a815b4e45a466ae0f808c8b SHA-256: efa74da7909b9c91a0fe7eaac5753d85763b4652358f459159232bc6408f35e7
74 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript T1204.002 Malicious File

The sample is a PDF file flagged as malicious by an ML classifier. It contains embedded JavaScript and uses ASCIIHexDecode filters, indicating an attempt to obfuscate malicious code. The presence of JavaScript actions and embedded JS streams suggests the document is designed to execute arbitrary code upon opening. The specific URLs extracted are related to XFA schemas, but their reputation is unknown or benign, and they do not appear to be directly involved in the malicious execution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9998

Heuristics 5

  • ASCIIHexDecode filter (with exploit indicators) medium PDF_FILTER_HEX
    Hex-encoding filter present alongside exploit delivery indicators — often used to hide payload or shellcode bytes
  • 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.
  • XFA form low PDF_XFA
    PDF uses XML Forms Architecture — can contain script logic
  • Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL
    One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.
    URL http://ns.adobe.com/xdp/
    • http://www.xfa.org/schema/xci/2.6/
    • http://www.xfa.org/schema/xfa-template/2.6/