Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 810d4925650962cc…

MALICIOUS

PDF

27.2 KB Created: 2010-03-15 23:18:22 Authoring application: v9GOav6xeup6nw (via vi4dSKRzgAssL)
MD5: a38af5bec383acfa1446029754e8d015 SHA-1: d9894288e1123138ccda922b8502b9c17d32897c SHA-256: 810d4925650962cc441adb05e3a8d010955e4263c4dbe2056e614b4d9dcdecc8
66 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 PDF_EVAL heuristic firing suggests that the JavaScript is obfuscated and uses `eval()` to execute code. A large JavaScript file was extracted, which is likely responsible for the malicious behavior. The exact payload or download URL is not directly visible due to obfuscation, but the presence of `eval()` and embedded script strongly suggests code execution for a secondary payload.

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_obj0007_000.js
359f4832d5ecc3ccc84488205a1604bc9d2f761ef40fcb864ae6b88a39c619f8
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x240 26642 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).