PDF malware analysis — malicious · a72a02a684e9bbb6

MALICIOUS

PDF

6.7 KB Created: 2009-11-17 23:22:12 Authoring application: Scribus 1.3.5svn (via Scribus PDF Library 1.3.5svn)

MD5: 1404e9adb9d41cd469f4d4efaafa20f9 SHA-1: 7c86ccf5a15c9f9924b1c17826b6c128e02ec460 SHA-256: a72a02a684e9bbb63ece0df4046fef8106222668f8732e4131df45a050b6bec7

66 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS. The script, named 'javascript_obj0016_001.js', is obfuscated and uses String.fromCharCode and unescape functions, suggesting it is designed to download and execute a second-stage payload. The presence of these indicators points to a malicious document, likely used for initial payload delivery.

Heuristics 5

unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE

unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (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.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0016_001.js` `47c0aed7f6338e8db8e1f8cb4160120fb959b984a8e691074863f7813b52ceec`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 16 at offset 0xC9A	12549 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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