Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9d51de470ac2cc28…

MALICIOUS

PDF

26.1 KB Created: 2011-01-17 00:54:41 +02:00 Authoring application: Online Signature Loans (via mPDF 5.0)
MD5: e53c62d91950af8ff6263c2f9161d630 SHA-1: 6ccd142a7dae582340f21959639d8517e9faf927 SHA-256: 9d51de470ac2cc28bc41b482c34bb5ce177a543e615ec2f56cbc899f6f5bf9e8
108 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

This PDF contains embedded JavaScript streams, indicated by multiple PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristic firings. The ML classifier strongly flagged this PDF as malicious. The extracted JavaScript files, javascript_obj0020_000.js and javascript_obj0020_001.js, are obfuscated and likely responsible for executing a malicious payload. The unescape() call further suggests obfuscation techniques common in malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9995

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_obj0020_000.js
357d06d70777f397a54fd04180a5ee36f36a8ec5c7cbbafdfab41f20901b25ac
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 20 at offset 0x6129 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_obj0020_001.js
607a0753f2d28ea7a383d2e729ee9a1eeb69db22eafb74fa3e1d444ae047c123
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 20 at offset 0x6129 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).