Malicious PDF / .TXT — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c761a42c4cb7f4a0…

MALICIOUS

PDF / .TXT

4.0 KB
MD5: 6affebc6d4c70c88f3df71a79f5016de SHA-1: 7cc499c8a476eb500f10869c19ce8d74f768aace SHA-256: c761a42c4cb7f4a0b4dd8047c621523d5579d42b202322ccc2bf053ba88eed02
66 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1027 Obfuscated Files or Information

The PDF document contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The JavaScript stream utilizes eval() and String.fromCharCode, suggesting obfuscation and dynamic code execution. The presence of 'acroform_b64_00.js' and 'javascript_obj0013_001.js' as extracted artifacts further supports this. The primary intent appears to be downloading and executing a secondary payload, though the specific URL or final payload could not be determined from the provided evidence.

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 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0013_001.js
e1f873b99cfbb3ec8886a74febced25721bfcd0feab1887f128865efa2f94ed3
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x368 6313 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 4 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
acroform_b64_00.js
cde1d8b97cb8d034616f22641b1514db68616bda059e7981f9a93611593f3377
deobfuscated-js PDF AcroForm base64 (decompressed) at offset 0x99D 3582 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).