Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3641a2c5537d2a0b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

9.5 KB Created: 2008-04-28 12:17:40 +03:00
MD5: 6dfac3281ef3bb96a74030a8115f4945 SHA-1: 719fd13386fa7b8138d6c554b623c07f7d4344e1 SHA-256: 3641a2c5537d2a0b5b5ff9f2442c33f5efb93551b502428213f78ae985aab472
74 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including PDF_JAVASCRIPT, PDF_JS, and PDF_EVAL. The eval() call within the JavaScript stream suggests dynamic code execution. The extracted file 'javascript_obj0016_000.js' is flagged for obfuscation, further supporting malicious intent. The script likely downloads and executes a second-stage payload, though its exact function is obscured. The benign URLs present do not detract from the suspicious nature of the embedded script.

Heuristics 7

  • 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.
  • Embedded file low PDF_EMBEDDED
    PDF embeds a file attachment — could carry an executable or another weaponised document as a nested payload
  • 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.
  • 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://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://ns.adobe.com/iX/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0016_000.js
5c70f3f6e93258d4cca442c6d869ceaf7a6034b8a4096c8af4b5cfa3e19996b4
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 16 at offset 0x931 7054 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).