Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5a0da12ba2e959bd…

MALICIOUS

PDF

26.8 KB Created: 2011-02-22 14:48:35 +02:00 Authoring application: End Loan (via mPDF 5.0)
MD5: 8df50a6411c4bca11a5cad10e27460ef SHA-1: ec06fe61565cf551ba91959566ef4618b498165c SHA-256: 5a0da12ba2e959bd4a3af236d2d9013e0d9c29d67b59d89f23a2376233b3cf38
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript streams, indicated by PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The presence of unescape() calls and obfuscated scripts suggests an attempt to hide malicious code. The extracted JavaScript files, javascript_obj0022_000.js and javascript_obj0022_001.js, are likely responsible for executing malicious actions, such as downloading and executing a second-stage payload. The document body is unreadable, making it difficult to determine the exact lure.

Heuristics 4

  • unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE
    unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits
  • 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 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0022_000.js
357d06d70777f397a54fd04180a5ee36f36a8ec5c7cbbafdfab41f20901b25ac
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 22 at offset 0x64FD 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).
javascript_obj0022_001.js
607a0753f2d28ea7a383d2e729ee9a1eeb69db22eafb74fa3e1d444ae047c123
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 22 at offset 0x64FD 134 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).