Malicious PDF / .PHZ — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2116239980d816b1…

MALICIOUS

PDF / .PHZ

9.7 KB Created: 2009-02-19 14:45:49 -02:00 Authoring application: Writer (via OpenOffice.org 3.0)
MD5: cbfb097483a84375875d9274b090ca34 SHA-1: fdcac0168dd572bbdebf8264d120d3261d64ca68 SHA-256: 2116239980d816b1bc01f475a6bb2fd510dd408a37aea70c649e12d8ddd1ad8a
98 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The PDF_LAUNCH heuristic suggests an attempt to execute an external action, and the PDF_EVAL heuristic points to the use of eval() for obfuscation. The extracted artifact 'javascript_obj0027_000.js' is likely responsible for the malicious behavior, potentially downloading and executing a second-stage payload. The document body is heavily obfuscated and does not provide clear user-facing content.

Heuristics 5

  • Launch action high PDF_LAUNCH
    PDF contains a /Launch action with an unresolved or extension-less target — treat as potentially dangerous
  • 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.
  • 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_obj0027_000.js
95abde99c1d83e9ffbfed3916caf5543f863b63daf75533d0158c322961f441f
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 27 at offset 0x1C1B 3371 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).