Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5609dcb1e87e866f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

67.7 KB Created: 2012-10-02 16:53:23 +04:00 Authoring application: srdggah (via xbmtrnj)
MD5: 7a6032d89e9da23f33bc659f4414ee14 SHA-1: 456371dba1a1c35f95c4f9c6da653f2c77358eee SHA-256: 5609dcb1e87e866f249f92fd9b385e44fd6aa5f6acc384a345c7d0228ced7489
60 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

This PDF document contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The JavaScript stream, named javascript_obj0106_000.js, is obfuscated and uses the unescape() function, suggesting it's designed to download and execute a secondary payload. The PDF_IMAGE_ONLY_LURE heuristic indicates the document may be visually deceptive, using images to mask its malicious intent. The specific obfuscation and lack of clear indicators prevent definitive family attribution.

Heuristics 6

  • unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE
    unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits
  • 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.
  • PDF paints image(s) but contains no text operators info PDF_IMAGE_ONLY_LURE
    PDF has 1 image XObject(s) and the content stream contains no text-emitting operators (BT/ET, Tj, TJ, ', ") in either raw bytes or decompressed streams — this is the screenshot-as-PDF pattern used to bypass text-based scanners and to deliver instructions purely through rendered pixels. It is informational unless paired with invisible links or risky URI context.
  • 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.
  • Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL
    One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.
    URL http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0106_000.js
6ed2444832a336e1edd7894c8195f694dd5bf84cbeb39e7b5c8a841fad2b6c0c		 pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 106 at offset 0x10D23 207 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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