Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1fc7f734395ce8cd…

MALICIOUS

PDF

28.4 KB Created: 2012-11-25 13:26:34 +04:00 Authoring application: Java.net (via mPDF 5.0)
MD5: 7480ca7a312870b43c3b1a9ce3d9f047 SHA-1: 04e4a3813e39afbedb0617e1cc7a5a14164d6bcd SHA-256: 1fc7f734395ce8cdad903ca52a6df5000f11b9ae78d9f05bf633b7a7c3005ee2
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT', 'PDF_JS', and 'PDF_UNESCAPE'. The 'EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGE' heuristic specifically flagged 'javascript_obj0022_000.js' as suspicious due to obfuscation. This JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, a common technique for initial access or further infection. The document body was unreadable, so the rationale is based solely on the script and associated heuristics.

Heuristics 4

  • unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE
    unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (matched inside decoded stream)
  • Suspicious extracted artifact medium 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.
  • 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.

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0022_000.js
76d3bb447acd5b45376b0e8b83aa4aa0566d30e3dffb5ca563e124aa7ad84a28
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 22 at offset 0x6A67 136 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long hex-escaped blob(s).
stream_003_off000014f2.bin
ded1520fd68b91798ef4502ba393be29e6762be445da6319489229b957e57958
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x14F2 17756 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00004304.bin
a8ed3909966b10c026f46212f55dce68c94667ce1ac039797d3ebfa1d644dacf
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x4304 17892 bytes