Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 06d7f941c36c07a3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.70 MB Authoring application: Adobe Illustrator 11.0
MD5: 9c949bbf5e56c02f12983567fe8f4d6d SHA-1: 39c999b5684727a1f4c895e99e35874f546e9bc3 SHA-256: 06d7f941c36c07a3b8884312a6ea8f047e4641255a86d13e5054e4440b0fe25a
266 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF contains multiple embedded JavaScript streams, with critical heuristics indicating the use of eval() and unescape() for obfuscation and execution. The presence of U3D content and related CVE indicators strongly suggests exploitation of a client-side vulnerability. The embedded JavaScript likely downloads and executes a secondary payload, as indicated by the PDF_JS_EXPLOIT_CLUSTER and PDF_EMBEDDED_SCRIPT_PAYLOAD firings.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9475

Heuristics 11

  • U3D/3D content in PDF — Adobe Reader 3D parser CVE-family indicator high CVE related PDF_U3D_CVE_RELATED
    PDF contains U3D (Universal 3D) or 3D annotation content — CVE-2011-2462 and CVE-2009-3953 are critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader's U3D processing that allow arbitrary code execution. U3D content in PDFs is extremely rare in normal documents.
  • PDF JavaScript exploit cluster critical PDF_JS_EXPLOIT_CLUSTER
    PDF combines an executable JavaScript/action surface with exploit staging indicators such as eval/unescape/fromCharCode, XFA script content, or a related CVE pattern. Benign form JavaScript remains low-severity, but this correlated cluster is high-confidence malicious behavior.
  • eval() call high PDF_EVAL
    eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (matched inside decoded stream)
  • unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE
    unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (matched inside decoded stream)
  • Embedded script payload in PDF stream medium PDF_EMBEDDED_SCRIPT_PAYLOAD
    PDF stream bytes contain an HTML/XFA <script> tag without accompanying Windows shell-execution primitives — common in accessible XFA forms but worth surfacing for analyst review.
  • 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)
  • Optional Content Group with action trigger low PDF_OPTIONAL_CONTENT
    Optional Content Group (layer) co-occurs with an action trigger — content can be selectively hidden from viewers or scanners while the action still fires on open
  • 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.
  • 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 https://www.verisign.com/repository/RPA0
    • https://www.verisign.com/repository/CPS��
    • https://www.verisign.com
    • https://www.verisign.com/repository/verisignlogo.gif0�
    • https://www.verisign.com/CPS
    • https://www.verisign.com/repository/CPS
    • http://www.adobe.com/typehttp://www.adobe.com/type/legal.html

Extracted artifacts 29

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0223_000.js
8bc029484311b564d663e63457202b0f155b78da9d4fe777414ddd923fbc414c
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 223 at offset 0x7B591 201954 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 4 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
stream_033_off00025d99.js
c2cfe62289e85a5de51e74766c51e3885d21d1f9e873d9eb4a30162192432ebe
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x25D99 22268 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
stream_034_off00026e42.js
8318cfbb06a989fbf9e85a57016222466e46af8ad73bfeaba24d2a84f97e6481
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x26E42 17945 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
stream_035_off00027bfe.js
b89d1dc94c6752251533a68dbbbff2e3664eb8f8ec1eae658c84d61abf6b272e
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x27BFE 10321 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 8 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
stream_039_off0002a33d.js
d8f14cfafa3c03678e5ff35f701bdd62552412ced26fc79fc2950e1670eb1106
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x2A33D 7147 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 4 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
stream_040_off0002aab2.js
4015e032519fe09c2125cd1c8b0afe77cb0b1ebb4b901fd3ce95443d03d0e440
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x2AAB2 2656 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 4 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
stream_041_off0002aede.js
6b90b88c18883c688269f08c79fa872098622d3f019c36db3551651baf370f70
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x2AEDE 10670 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 10 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
stream_045_off0002d39e.js
85e818c3e948c1ba3c1bd21fd1a336ab5e0aa057068ee54fbb39f50cfacf99b9
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x2D39E 7394 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
stream_046_off0002db30.js
24da1f1fe8bd43c35d2681ffed6b729b22882f60c72d739751808aa04d27cdca
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x2DB30 2758 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
stream_047_off0002df5d.js
d12c1ba8623a48297c3120c2d1075cd786d812ec68ef5dcd78d0acd5eb98d1f0
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x2DF5D 10467 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 9 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
stream_049_off0002f804.js
90114c0d3b099b78b3901483d819fd961f54ceee50f637f9b96cc2d8756ae4ce
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x2F804 7420 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 6 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
stream_050_off0002ffbb.js
e74b886445cd2b2b72eaa85280d69d39cfeea997437ef83969d83510cff2b7ee
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x2FFBB 2532 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
stream_051_off000303ac.js
b0ced4c0736652e87d948f9a258d89a25115c72efc25bc905a10f9ffe15386c1
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x303AC 10189 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 7 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
stream_053_off00031661.js
bbe5462dff538e4c762b844ae26be18d05ea1ba04dcd3555421dab8f834e2065
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x31661 7138 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 4 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
stream_054_off00031da4.js
05257e8805c2fd9de9e0dd76497b1ddc1f27bd657af0465843d552cb5b559df3
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x31DA4 2536 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
stream_055_off00032191.js
cdf262cc54dbd21f64c550849a95d856876ecb3d8f60b9f4d3e7af1472662455
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x32191 10492 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 9 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
stream_057_off00033427.js
251f202a2f48f4cf50dbe7ad008ece1d683ff823af1199db78ab81c3409e6bda
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x33427 7180 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 4 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
stream_058_off00033b8c.js
0a8ebb1f6423e7516ad1ce66bfe63b45a9177edb1d9f14cc972f83bd0cc53716
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x33B8C 2795 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
stream_059_off00033faa.js
dec9c1ab3410769e817610e212fac1ee6a59b7acdf409a4e4007d48fc0a6592b
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x33FAA 10487 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 8 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
stream_061_off00035399.js
b82a9be713f15e49297f6c2a57c55f9eb8925fac72ab69df6958f946fffc2932
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x35399 7445 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
stream_062_off00035b52.js
00616f2ee7537947cade8eddb9c713970aa17d256789346ecfc610bd48e5ba7e
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x35B52 2524 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
stream_063_off00035f49.js
7c8f5045f1a9cbc3c4972b920d5459cbf9d8f1ea8faff72df5d910cc73dae60c
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x35F49 10440 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 9 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
stream_065_off000371ed.js
83da19540fe1155419c9447af6746e3d22d54e164830fa31ef79da4d7bcde0b4
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x371ED 7177 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 4 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
stream_066_off00037975.js
1bcdd99a74e80832caef99dc35bd9582f111818bd03f16dc035ffea0348ad9d5
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x37975 2748 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
stream_069_off00086cd3.bin
11e1de70ba73b5bd6006b95e36a61b16aa1b73f58a6e3558e3d4492bb3242f28
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x86CD3 2128412 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.98, consistent with packed or encrypted content.
stream_070_off0028ab4a.js
cd71be21612064d09365dc0a183a55ba7aec15b62cb5f0da798d439957a109e6
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x28AB4A 171324 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
objstm_0234_00.bin
7c85e7419941b479238870d655587f4f4e5ae75b9e8c75f8bb31a5189b05cd9f
pdf-objstm-decoded PDF /ObjStm 234 0 obj (inflated) 524 bytes
objstm_0235_00.bin
314624bf6299e328bdf8c3aa48c9cbbfd34f65ff9402cc03127d26e4f0d72685
pdf-objstm-decoded PDF /ObjStm 235 0 obj (inflated) 3831 bytes
font_00_sfnt_off000010b0.bin
f39f99e2d4b021d4eac703afe26d32ad26f128c442f2089910c21b1f323fc85d
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10B0 79301 bytes