Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 30fd3f6379b92307…

MALICIOUS

PDF

4.0 KB
MD5: 59e40d2f493ee80d6c66d54cb7a4a441 SHA-1: a838ab4bd97c1275c0abf5569424090f95d171c1 SHA-256: 30fd3f6379b92307543ddf8645f57ceed53d87be5faba4f9930e4ecd38b26c2f
66 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/Shell Scripting: JavaScript T1204.002 Malicious File: User Execution: Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including PDF_JAVASCRIPT, PDF_JS, and PDF_EVAL. The `eval()` call and `String.fromCharCode` usage within the JavaScript stream suggest code obfuscation and execution. The extracted JavaScript files, `acroform_b64_00.js` and `javascript_obj0013_001.js`, are likely responsible for the malicious behavior, potentially downloading and executing 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. (matched inside decoded stream)
  • 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 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0013_001.js
67cfd3b5bf7e5cc7e38f75d737e813e1520f4ce6ff84b0b9908ca296f08519da
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x368 6325 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 4 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
acroform_b64_00.js
e6cdc75085829956e804a721343fbb6532b05a33db262e83a938a8cebbe09ec7
deobfuscated-js PDF AcroForm base64 (decompressed) at offset 0x99D 3589 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 3 long base64-like blob(s).