Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 be0c6741ef68d461…

MALICIOUS

PDF

26.5 KB Created: 2011-01-28 10:50:15 +02:00 Authoring application: Bridge Loan Mortgage (via mPDF 5.0)
MD5: 899f51cdb92b6a444a7d945013fb09a9 SHA-1: b3458afd7a2600d2abe589ca1476b9bb08105e76 SHA-256: be0c6741ef68d4615b363abc5e50f5bfddc27d998bae47ae5cd4653c77bcad96
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT', 'PDF_JS', and 'PDF_UNESCAPE'. The JavaScript streams are obfuscated, and the 'EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGE' heuristic flags 'Hex escape obfuscation' and 'Script obfuscation indicators'. While the exact payload could not be determined due to obfuscation, the presence and nature of the JavaScript strongly suggest it is designed to download and execute a malicious second-stage payload. The document body is unreadable, providing no further context.

Heuristics 4

  • unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE
    unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits
  • Suspicious extracted artifact medium 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.
  • 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.

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0020_000.js
357d06d70777f397a54fd04180a5ee36f36a8ec5c7cbbafdfab41f20901b25ac
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 20 at offset 0x62D5 136 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long hex-escaped blob(s).
javascript_obj0020_001.js
607a0753f2d28ea7a383d2e729ee9a1eeb69db22eafb74fa3e1d444ae047c123
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 20 at offset 0x62D5 134 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long hex-escaped blob(s).