Malicious PDF / .PHP — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 75362815c0739a95…

MALICIOUS

PDF / .PHP

37.8 KB Created: 2010-04-18 03:02:36 +04:00 Authoring application: TCPDF (via TCPDF 4.8.032 (http://www.tcpdf.org))
MD5: f45389413223faeeb0c0a9e7d9424a56 SHA-1: 09f2c265930a49400bc34a921a24fa3481bc1a95 SHA-256: 75362815c0739a95f981cc440fc2ff33496357e2fbe7d22c01e0eeb2bcf832b7
114 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.007 JavaScript T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that is obfuscated but appears to be designed to download and execute a secondary payload. The script uses a setTimeout function to call a function named 'evil' with a dynamically constructed string, likely containing a URL or command. This behavior, combined with the ML and ClamAV detections, strongly suggests an exploit delivery mechanism.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9999

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-23944 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-23944
  • 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.
  • Optional Content Group with action trigger low PDF_OPTIONAL_CONTENT
    Optional Content Group (layer) co-occurs with an action trigger — content can be selectively hidden from viewers or scanners while the action still fires on open

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0010_000.js
cfd0adb4c257bef612693e5163b396b206bcd2b2dcf702f053c7c29864df1ca6
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 10 at offset 0x8CD4 1346 bytes