Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 82851514108cf224…

MALICIOUS

PDF

4.1 KB Created: 2008-31-20 53:85:00 Authoring application: Scribus 1.3.3.12 (via Scribus PDF Library 1.3.3.12)
MD5: a121b9eabbb714e19a2930d745b5faa0 SHA-1: 3c68adad902748bf92dfdf529c19ad65908be001 SHA-256: 82851514108cf224588d3361b688090df91cf9353486dcbc6fcc4cc714cdfca0
66 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The presence of an eval() call (PDF_EVAL) and String.fromCharCode (PDF_FROMCHARCODE) suggests the script is obfuscated and likely designed to execute arbitrary code. The extracted artifact 'javascript_obj0013_001.js' further supports the presence of malicious JavaScript. This script is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, contributing to the overall malicious nature of the document.

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. (matched inside decoded stream)
  • 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_obj0013_001.js
2b58692d7bd3384ecd3303e585c3d6587c0a99926abc973e467a5cfcf199cb1b
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x3D2 12687 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).