Malicious PDF / .PHP — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 16ba5e6139845e80…

MALICIOUS

PDF / .PHP

37.8 KB Created: 2010-04-11 20:45:18 +04:00 Authoring application: TCPDF (via TCPDF 4.8.032 (http://www.tcpdf.org))
MD5: 3e3398770b288ab70a6e844cde1e3674 SHA-1: 9002b6c5816923c05c94ccdfd9d19e39f3141201 SHA-256: 16ba5e6139845e80c13cc5162f91cd2534aeb3b0507f6761447caa30f717d352
114 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.007 JavaScript T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that is obfuscated but appears to construct a string and then execute it using `eval()`. This JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload, as indicated by the ML classifier and ClamAV detection. The specific payload or download URL is not directly visible due to obfuscation, but the technique of using embedded JavaScript to trigger further malicious activity is clear.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9999

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-22601 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-22601
  • 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.
  • 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

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0010_000.js
c2c43ec999d3027fd0cea72b0db32ea901610cc91e601615bb27f9f575ae582f
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 10 at offset 0x8CD7 1346 bytes