Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ae5002ac54cfa0a2…

MALICIOUS

PDF

9.6 KB Created: 2009-02-19 14:45:49 -02:00 Authoring application: Writer (via OpenOffice.org 3.0)
MD5: 5ac22a6b118e88e589ee2cee4ba9a404 SHA-1: dae53fb36a34da733bcf78b57a7fbadb3407621b SHA-256: ae5002ac54cfa0a24ff49e35b67f89e4e3012a1e0343a2c49703a1542007d3fc
98 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment 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 within the JavaScript stream (PDF_EVAL) suggests code obfuscation and dynamic execution. The PDF_LAUNCH heuristic further points to an attempt to execute an external action, likely involving the extracted JavaScript file. The overall pattern suggests a malicious document designed to download and execute a secondary payload.

Heuristics 5

  • Launch action high PDF_LAUNCH
    PDF contains a /Launch action with an unresolved or extension-less target — treat as potentially dangerous
  • 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.
  • 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_obj0027_000.js
1f10af52f51a93e3fb40466647cd2a054f87a1087d140be44a9e1c1354d8e933
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 27 at offset 0x1C1B 3311 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).