Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b6cc9a5e3689caa9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.0 KB Created: 2010-01-31 16:14:43 +03:00 Authoring application: ipsumDont (via 6e82873a32b95af115de1c414a1849cb)
MD5: 7d81f7fa300b004b125ba4f73cd43024 SHA-1: 1d8a04836ef3e7c8684cdfe549ec180d5a6fd072 SHA-256: b6cc9a5e3689caa919f8bedc349fac62ba6b7a6a9c28843a374e56b71cd7217c
74 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. A high-severity PDF_EVAL heuristic firing suggests that the JavaScript code is obfuscated and uses eval() to execute it. This pattern is commonly used by malware to download and execute further stages. The presence of two embedded JavaScript files, 'javascript_obj0016_000.js' and 'javascript_obj0018_001.js', further supports this. The document body is unreadable, but the script analysis points to a downloader or dropper functionality.

Heuristics 6

  • 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.
  • ASCII85Decode filter (with exploit indicators) low PDF_FILTER_85
    ASCII85 encoding filter present alongside exploit delivery indicators — uncommon outside of obfuscation
  • Optional Content Group with action trigger low PDF_OPTIONAL_CONTENT
    Optional Content Group (layer) co-occurs with an action trigger — content can be selectively hidden from viewers or scanners while the action still fires on open
  • 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_obj0016_000.js
6592941e6c75c68e7b73886422916070c83b007f00081f68bfab1549b60bf683
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 16 at offset 0x2154 36076 bytes
javascript_obj0018_001.js
0501157a199abc6e20058ab3de2a8001c8af13c740e080ec27f82a8df967a453
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 18 at offset 0x7D0A 1495 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).