Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3644d6a5d3633e58…

MALICIOUS

PDF

4.1 KB
MD5: b91afa9b31fe58b07c89ed242a87c9e4 SHA-1: 7de3ff16c81e747e38b0a32f7771f8d294c5fdc9 SHA-256: 3644d6a5d3633e58cd57b54145508ed4bc251d92d4009b6ed224de330eba9d7d
66 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File: Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including PDF_JAVASCRIPT, PDF_JS, and PDF_EVAL. The deobfuscated JavaScript stream, 'acroform_b64_00.js', suggests the script is designed to execute arbitrary code. The presence of 'eval()' and 'String.fromCharCode' further supports the interpretation that the script is obfuscated and intended to perform malicious actions, likely downloading and executing a secondary payload. The extracted JavaScript files are the primary indicators of compromise.

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
0e478c3b1083bc7e6ab1f68040d157c3e71fb172553c8596fe36fa300bf1826b
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x368 6405 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
78a338ff3b42547216043ce1e2eec0c35278b72f71c6ce7e911d590905a146ac
deobfuscated-js PDF AcroForm base64 (decompressed) at offset 0x99D 3651 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).