Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1ee7c4deb1fd6973…

MALICIOUS

PDF

17.9 KB Created: 2010-03-06 23:18:34 Authoring application: HbmrR7pDV (via SKPqOo)
MD5: 5b79ae3d3b0e98b21c729ad2b715be78 SHA-1: 2147be20f32e8a451429664da4e0c61b918afd1e SHA-256: 1ee7c4deb1fd6973ca120e3adc3c96bc33f00b09e4524d4282bc3819a6e43568
66 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The PDF_EVAL heuristic firing suggests the JavaScript is obfuscated and uses eval() to execute, a common technique for hiding malicious code. The extracted artifact 'javascript_obj0007_000.js' is also noted as suspicious due to script obfuscation. The likely intent is to download and execute a second-stage payload.

Heuristics 5

  • 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_obj0007_000.js
e1b98540c74f0ee402634c2b38273f32356f588a43a7ce3477a002bc8177ec07
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x237 17152 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).