Malicious PDF / .TXT — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3a6d7038e18e5d1b…

MALICIOUS

PDF / .TXT

4.0 KB
MD5: 9cc758c22059a31626ee71ea1cdff40d SHA-1: 9b526dcc7aaf6714bb2953ac26eadd22d9a2812d SHA-256: 3a6d7038e18e5d1b5436a62eaeeeeb77154e6fa9b97d59a61aedb08955c33db1
66 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The presence of PDF_EVAL and PDF_FROMCHARCODE suggests the JavaScript is obfuscated and uses eval() to execute arbitrary code. The extracted JavaScript files, 'acroform_b64_00.js' and 'javascript_obj0013_001.js', are likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload. The obfuscation and use of eval() are common techniques for evading detection.

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
eb5a879020f166430f03b1febc3f085ec30909e18c57a1ef4ceb40e1e62e1b67
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x368 6269 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
cd1e2a42d1feae97ea391403bb6d498d309f8c891fd5ffa2f2f975d2afce434e
deobfuscated-js PDF AcroForm base64 (decompressed) at offset 0x99D 3548 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 4 long base64-like blob(s).