PDF malware analysis — malicious · 5178fefc788c3eaa

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: 997826c72753dbd4703571334a762ae9 SHA-1: bf548a3cfc2767a348a080495ced20fedd0c511b SHA-256: 5178fefc788c3eaa5d9b636b2fa005bca2e63c206dd01ed15b3ab8164b053797

66 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, PDF_EVAL, and PDF_FROMCHARCODE. The presence of an eval() call and String.fromCharCode within the decoded stream suggests the execution of obfuscated JavaScript code. The extracted artifact 'javascript_obj0013_001.js' further supports this. The primary function of the script appears to be the execution of obfuscated code, likely to download and execute a second-stage payload.

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.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0013_001.js` `e838214dde212ea288237e2bff691819a2d559c317bccb39e4dd4258c5696630`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x3D2	12542 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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