Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 800a95244ae30d8e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

9.1 KB Created: 2009-05-16 09:44:35 Authoring application: jGS2mqfWaJ3 (via CG9yHqu4NE)
MD5: 3cdbaee0c533809e43c6b815884763ff SHA-1: 38443098698d658c132a97629428abe2cd805c5e SHA-256: 800a95244ae30d8e336404524139dc4950678a1bc074e439f541a22e0308739a
98 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The JavaScript stream utilizes eval() and unescape() functions, suggesting obfuscation and dynamic code execution. This pattern is commonly used to download and execute further malicious content. The extracted artifact 'javascript_obj0007_000.js' is also flagged as suspicious due to script obfuscation indicators.

Heuristics 5

  • eval() call high PDF_EVAL
    eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (matched inside decoded stream)
  • unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE
    unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (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.
  • 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_obj0007_000.js
d050026a8325d021e3549f9b632db84bd47e1373761e9081fa5b44664287d6eb
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x23F 8036 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 4 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).