Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f60ebb09aa6732df…

MALICIOUS

PDF

292.3 KB
MD5: 1f47461f9b90a7e750dfe387a50d03fb SHA-1: 364ec3b1c050a6cf12c3e8964443b17d7f1bef6f SHA-256: f60ebb09aa6732df76015895fcceb33d0b962f379280f0cc46c51c45cb420a4d
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Phishing: Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious File: Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings related to PDF JavaScript actions and streams. The ML classifier strongly flags this PDF as malicious. The embedded JavaScript file, 'javascript_obj0008_000.js', is the primary artifact, suggesting it is responsible for the malicious functionality, likely downloading and executing a second-stage payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

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.
  • String.fromCharCode low PDF_FROMCHARCODE
    String.fromCharCode found — used to construct payload strings dynamically. Common in benign JavaScript libraries for codepoint manipulation, so this alone is informational; weaponised use is also caught by the dedicated fromCharCode-stage and exploit-shape rules. (matched inside decoded stream)
  • 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_obj0008_000.js
8a8e387f2f44faca15fea4f24f2ea3cc5176c0bf10d5b837cba24bf45df914c3
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0x1CE 99528 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).