PDF malware analysis — malicious · 3ae1be79805b9062

MALICIOUS

PDF

4.1 KB Created: 2008-31-20 53:85:00 Authoring application: Scribus 1.3.3.12 (via Scribus PDF Library 1.3.3.12)

MD5: 459686c7412d603d96c3ac1c3489162e SHA-1: 3709e1cb5cd1e7e76469a80586e2fbaf93d47c33 SHA-256: 3ae1be79805b9062ace730883b98eb8c134b0e8b5af7041507619b4a63f13226

66 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell

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 decoded stream suggest obfuscated code execution. The embedded artifact `javascript_obj0013_001.js` is also flagged as suspicious due to script obfuscation indicators. The primary function of the script appears to be downloading and executing a second-stage payload, though the exact nature is obscured by obfuscation.

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 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0013_001.js` `7e7bdb794224bc1ed949c24fc6ab683fa874da6c7b65e7a5a78eb30d68c51008`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x3D2	12526 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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