Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3d7cd47505858a81…

MALICIOUS

PDF

4.0 KB
MD5: 45a43a5548d0f798b9aca364ae5a6543 SHA-1: e443280f6efe498dc7edc12ffe22a27f72d01491 SHA-256: 3d7cd47505858a8134776ae13a475475a0d3edf353c4410b688bd9beb1da2086
66 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The presence of an eval() call and String.fromCharCode within the decoded JavaScript stream suggests code obfuscation and dynamic execution. This pattern is commonly used to download and execute a second-stage payload or to phish for user credentials. The extracted JavaScript files, particularly 'acroform_b64_00.js', show signs of obfuscation and contain suspicious function calls.

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
63517b879a04bae139c39cca85766447044ca15f7a7f9bde4e152ab5d1febb13
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x368 6309 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
5f61d5144edeac8c3db7d27337f7b65c08d194202fdf3cbcfbfefc0352d29088
deobfuscated-js PDF AcroForm base64 (decompressed) at offset 0x99D 3578 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).