Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 45502dcfc1321a9f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

9.7 KB Created: 2009-02-19 14:45:49 -02:00 Authoring application: Writer (via OpenOffice.org 3.0)
MD5: 189be0c228e07964286ef97c8d1299f3 SHA-1: e7467263b12afe032a8f1ddfc32013c6c691265d SHA-256: 45502dcfc1321a9f83da7ade6055760c96c7d107cee1e1abbe27a97177205f8b
98 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The PDF_LAUNCH heuristic suggests an attempt to execute an external action, and the PDF_EVAL heuristic points to the use of eval() for obfuscation. The extracted artifact 'javascript_obj0027_000.js' is suspicious due to script obfuscation indicators. The overall behavior suggests the PDF is a dropper designed to download and execute a secondary malicious payload.

Heuristics 5

  • Launch action high PDF_LAUNCH
    PDF contains a /Launch action with an unresolved or extension-less target — treat as potentially dangerous
  • 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.
  • 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_obj0027_000.js
227b7c720e10fe6b9482a854bac1dabfb0c8050b3db59cda16b379027e128b58
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 27 at offset 0x1C1B 3437 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).