Malicious PDF / .TXT — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a063c311c82381ff…

MALICIOUS

PDF / .TXT

4.0 KB
MD5: 18d99c5790c222d59cf431f04f272942 SHA-1: fab2bfec853f42536959cd0fd5a0804a8fc247fe SHA-256: a063c311c82381ff54828a67cad7af019b11d4027e4ee90e5bbe2baf4857c758
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 deobfuscated JavaScript stream (acroform_b64_00.js) contains an eval() call and String.fromCharCode, suggesting it is designed to execute arbitrary code. This script is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload. The presence of obfuscated JavaScript and eval() calls points to a downloader or droppper functionality.

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 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0013_001.js
a5ed289561656635caa596c2876b873ad6fd9afb537fde8d0ed4f607a2e633da
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x368 6337 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 4 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
acroform_b64_00.js
b0c0ede8943bd0b009b544c7f00df98c4647f80019c2fb66b1fc0a1dbe61fd68
deobfuscated-js PDF AcroForm base64 (decompressed) at offset 0x99D 3598 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 4 long base64-like blob(s).