Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4bde11df409d81fc…

MALICIOUS

PDF

26.4 KB Created: 2011-01-24 16:47:13 +02:00 Authoring application: Loan For People With No Credit (via mPDF 5.0)
MD5: d95cd8b18c592b870f6e0de16e916674 SHA-1: 54c325865d24aa94af9407e8ffdc6b306625184c SHA-256: 4bde11df409d81fc1a786fd6fedf7fc13c21dccc23cadbeb46a5f9d3a8e2a09e
106 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_UNESCAPE. The ML classifier also flagged this PDF as malicious with a high probability. The extracted JavaScript streams show signs of obfuscation, suggesting an attempt to hide malicious code. The primary function of the script appears to be downloading and executing a second-stage payload, though the exact URL is obfuscated.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9995

Heuristics 4

  • unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE
    unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits
  • Suspicious extracted artifact medium 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.
  • 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.

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0020_000.js
357d06d70777f397a54fd04180a5ee36f36a8ec5c7cbbafdfab41f20901b25ac
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 20 at offset 0x613B 136 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long hex-escaped blob(s).
javascript_obj0020_001.js
607a0753f2d28ea7a383d2e729ee9a1eeb69db22eafb74fa3e1d444ae047c123
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 20 at offset 0x613B 134 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long hex-escaped blob(s).