PDF malware analysis — malicious · ba94ac775c0dcf8f

MALICIOUS

PDF

6.4 KB Created: 2009-10-25 20:35:22 Authoring application: Scribus 1.3.5svn (via Scribus PDF Library 1.3.5svn)

MD5: ca3b8b520d6b24305855f993c3182cbb SHA-1: f64f87658e476c018040e150ab361e317be8e084 SHA-256: ba94ac775c0dcf8f4adf6c3fff04d51fef897745ae53e61d0254c73e1b08ca74

66 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The JavaScript stream is obfuscated using unescape() and String.fromCharCode, suggesting an attempt to hide malicious code. The primary heuristic firing is PDF_UNESCAPE, pointing to the use of obfuscation techniques. The embedded artifact 'javascript_obj0013_001.js' is also flagged. The overall intent is likely to download and execute a second-stage payload, but the exact mechanism is obscured.

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_obj0013_001.js` `7141f809a1bc178670a145f2758cfcaad451bb3aae3ce8e75d8c77bde6788fdf`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0xC11	11101 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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