Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 fb605179ab48846f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.6 KB
MD5: 20abf28f92fc20af3e310ee3aa5930fe SHA-1: e7959e44c4bc0284ed26059c554bc4ef794fe341 SHA-256: fb605179ab48846f877eaec94b1ea4ed9ae0816beb1aa0586b9205df76d727dc
158 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including PDF_JAVASCRIPT, PDF_JS, and PDF_EVAL. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, specifically as a Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-94. The embedded JavaScript, named 'javascript_obj0076_000.js', is likely responsible for executing the exploit and potentially downloading further malicious content. The obfuscation within the script and the use of eval() are common techniques for evading detection and executing arbitrary code.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 6

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-94 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-94
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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_obj0076_000.js
c28effae366bd4b2a63fe29aea090a07947ae4e73aa9efc1cf87e16e006e7288
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x3920 144 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).