Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f0d47a0d745dfa65…

MALICIOUS

PDF

61.2 KB Authoring application: PyPDF2
MD5: 32c5308fa7ff937e0570b4c86d04a432 SHA-1: 0ad71bfec19431d729d75a89de2da6bd6fd63797 SHA-256: f0d47a0d745dfa65f9ca24fc098e860fb2d1007e2df7b03fe8a0a9cadb18617f
90 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The PDF_EVAL heuristic suggests that the JavaScript is being used to execute arbitrary code, and the ML_NYX_PDF_MALICIOUS classifier strongly supports this. The presence of obfuscated JavaScript files further indicates malicious intent. The primary function appears to be the execution of JavaScript, likely to download and execute a second-stage payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9946

Heuristics 5

  • eval() call high PDF_EVAL
    eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution
  • 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.
  • PDF paints image(s) but contains no text operators info 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.
  • 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 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0004_000.js
87c9017db0947c5be7611de8e10a962c01a6656970a9ddd49caf0658c1523258
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 4 at offset 0x414 7635 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
javascript_obj0004_001.js
a63cf2e1cb854c1802519b22c16d630d22643624ee4b3c6bc9d19b3a2474ff7e
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 4 at offset 0x414 151 bytes