Malicious PDF / .DMP — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4e5f3c2ee0852192…

MALICIOUS

PDF / .DMP

3.8 KB
MD5: aec3bae062fb853e4865d3620fecadb8 SHA-1: cb620a1303fbc1ba9be6bcbfed11ec0be7a33923 SHA-256: 4e5f3c2ee08521927c162c37287553f8908d080a793f9ae8fa0c74059934ebb2
66 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT', 'PDF_JS', and 'PDF_EVAL'. The 'PDF_EVAL' firing specifically points to an eval() call within the decoded stream, a common technique for executing obfuscated JavaScript. The presence of 'String.fromCharCode' further suggests code construction and execution. While no specific URLs or network indicators were extracted, the script's nature strongly implies it's designed to download and execute a secondary payload. The obfuscation indicators noted in the static triage also support this assessment.

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_obj111711_000.js
14e39f3e4506904fce2261f87277fbc84dc1dc8599ee7bdea7d5a613791c0bd9
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 111711 at offset 0x197 4809 bytes
javascript_obj111712_001.js
bf78fc19b5458382194312e3ce9db57f5b914e7b482d18c372d80428699f25c8
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 111712 at offset 0xD48 522 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).