Malicious PDF / .TXT — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 cd48ad2903bf646b…

MALICIOUS

PDF / .TXT

4.1 KB
MD5: 246dd4c1e47b2f2d78541e713efd5a8d SHA-1: 878642540bea1b9ed6c4b023c997df860aa22295 SHA-256: cd48ad2903bf646b76ddcab87fe557590fef6b1da6ab902240061dc1f99fb61f
66 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The JavaScript stream is heavily obfuscated, utilizing eval() and String.fromCharCode(), as flagged by PDF_EVAL and PDF_FROMCHARCODE. The deobfuscated JavaScript, found in acroform_b64_00.js, likely attempts to download and execute a second-stage payload. The presence of obfuscated scripts and the potential for remote code execution suggest a downloader or droppper functionality.

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
801b664384ad150c59347a148556a5ae111bcbcdc82f4a4b892ce2c0e8b0d17b
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x368 6377 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
cc3be34b93413c350d1a23eb5d66d8b1788bb90dc325051e97ab8556fb89fe7a
deobfuscated-js PDF AcroForm base64 (decompressed) at offset 0x99D 3628 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).