Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 59f0dcd8b82bd217…

MALICIOUS

PDF

26.1 KB Created: 2011-72-51 03:25:00 Authoring application: String.fromCharCode
MD5: 889ba6c06b9f65819d2d82acfd4cc396 SHA-1: 7d5a6e4f77d9ca55c12da52541503f8da49f0dc6 SHA-256: 59f0dcd8b82bd217e59920596dfb44c3e77edbab405be335ed994fafcfd0f6ba
66 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF file contains obfuscated JavaScript, indicated by the use of String.fromCharCode and eval() calls. The embedded JavaScript stream, named javascript_obj0001_000.js, is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload. The presence of these indicators suggests a malicious document designed for initial payload delivery.

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.
  • 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.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0001_000.js
8accd60db37e3341fdc8f16a9dcef6ef007110db8f56662b401d2526384053db
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 1 at offset 0xA 885 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).