Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 34ec7da91cfbff0e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

26.1 KB Created: 2011-01-24 16:49:05 +02:00 Authoring application: Loan Prospector (via mPDF 5.0)
MD5: 91850227b545033377c49f869631e34d SHA-1: 63620d2c6437e96ac8ac65a9b3708d6d3bfc864a SHA-256: 34ec7da91cfbff0edf21e575d6df522dcb62507ef62cf2cac2639495c187ec11
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript streams, indicated by PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The PDF_UNESCAPE heuristic and the 'Suspicious extracted artifact' finding suggest obfuscation techniques were used within the JavaScript. The extracted JavaScript files, javascript_obj0020_000.js and javascript_obj0020_001.js, are the primary indicators of malicious activity. These scripts are likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, a common technique for malware delivery.

Heuristics 4

  • unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE
    unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits
  • 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 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0020_000.js
357d06d70777f397a54fd04180a5ee36f36a8ec5c7cbbafdfab41f20901b25ac
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 20 at offset 0x6147 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).
javascript_obj0020_001.js
607a0753f2d28ea7a383d2e729ee9a1eeb69db22eafb74fa3e1d444ae047c123
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 20 at offset 0x6147 134 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).