Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 52073742b442a348…

MALICIOUS

PDF

41.0 KB Created: 2012-09-11 16:55:38 +04:00 Authoring application: Wordpress.com (via mPDF 5.0)
MD5: ef20f3e5622e13456843e92fc4fc99e5 SHA-1: 59ddd9143aa169077db6ec27714db6bb40b0b7b2 SHA-256: 52073742b442a3486c3aa2522b8961fd43173184f260687ae9099138fefc6bff
106 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1566.002 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains obfuscated JavaScript that functions as a redirector. The primary heuristic indicates this script attempts to use getURL to redirect to 'http://globalsearchings.com/in.cgi?16'. This is a common technique for phishing or malware delivery. The ML classifier strongly supports the malicious nature of the PDF.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9983

Heuristics 4

  • Obfuscated document JavaScript getURL redirector high PDF_JS_OBFUSCATED_GETURL_REDIRECTOR
    PDF document-level JavaScript automatically calls getURL() on an HTTP(S) destination hidden behind percent escapes. The decoded path is a redirector-style endpoint such as /in.cgi or /go.php. This is malicious routing behavior rather than a PDF parser CVE.
  • 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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0029_000.js
b549138dc1b00ea70ede2671460e6cd42d9e1c3bb812bf9653550df0951c4991
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 29 at offset 0x9BB9 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).
stream_003_off000013be.bin
ded1520fd68b91798ef4502ba393be29e6762be445da6319489229b957e57958
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x13BE 17756 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off000041d0.bin
a8ed3909966b10c026f46212f55dce68c94667ce1ac039797d3ebfa1d644dacf
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x41D0 17892 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00007010.bin
4ee4e439b16220e78b319060a3d86ba95cd4b8614522dd4fa1d4df274793c516
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x7010 18720 bytes