Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b439dc748f2009df…

MALICIOUS

PDF

5.1 KB
MD5: ac7962632e3878dc523ad941ac57eb15 SHA-1: 2003de50e0dad2ec53baf47e1eacd33250da62d3 SHA-256: b439dc748f2009df0168c150f2723ae78329b766328d8f45699efb1cb10494a4
66 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, which is further obfuscated and utilizes eval() and String.fromCharCode() functions. This strongly suggests the script is designed to execute arbitrary code, likely to download and run a second-stage payload. The presence of JavaScript actions and embedded JS streams points to a common delivery mechanism for malware. The extracted artifact 'javascript_obj10783_000.js' is also flagged as suspicious.

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 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj10783_000.js
5aa94376453f1df3d4df0915f2296032a1b1c1b64e2dd1da569dba7557f28bca
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 10783 at offset 0x139 8358 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).