Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 fd903667de096e64…

MALICIOUS

PDF

29.1 KB
MD5: 70343e74bf453941a1845a3f53c1a96a SHA-1: 2dfe1a7a33f4aa81060137c271d41c161ff05a85 SHA-256: fd903667de096e64689493f82076701eb31fdc6e5aaf56e6db560c2814684190
134 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File: Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including PDF_JAVASCRIPT, PDF_JS, and PDF_CORRELATED_MALICIOUS_JS. The ML classifier also strongly flagged this PDF as malicious. These signals suggest the JavaScript is likely used to exploit a vulnerability within the PDF reader to execute malicious code. No specific family could be identified, and no URLs or hashes were extracted.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 5

  • Correlated malicious PDF JavaScript signals critical PDF_CORRELATED_MALICIOUS_JS
    PDF JavaScript or auto-action content is corroborated by exploit staging, ML, or suspicious extracted-artifact findings. This correlation promotes old exploit-kit PDFs that otherwise remain in the suspicious band because each individual signal is intentionally weighted conservatively.
  • 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.
  • ASCII85Decode filter (with exploit indicators) low PDF_FILTER_85
    ASCII85 encoding filter present alongside exploit delivery indicators — uncommon outside of obfuscation