Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 422e1d35e72bb0f7…

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: 65ec70b898989af2baf380cb3ce2dc47 SHA-1: 842da892ee86c6c232d09158596d2d39140df0e2 SHA-256: 422e1d35e72bb0f74d4542ec720596cbdcf8d1bbf0cee8b5c184e12dbca9746e
66 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including PDF_JAVASCRIPT, PDF_JS, and PDF_EVAL. The JavaScript stream, named 'javascript_obj0013_001.js', is obfuscated and utilizes eval() and String.fromCharCode(), suggesting it is designed to download and execute a secondary payload. The presence of these indicators and the obfuscation points to a malicious intent, though the specific family cannot be determined.

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.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0013_001.js
b526f2320f93586b90db9dda71fdf9894ee1474e9f3f47871027d42b4918401a
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x3D2 12503 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).