Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ce65ddbb247a0a50…

MALICIOUS

PDF

9.6 KB Created: 2009-02-19 14:45:49 -02:00 Authoring application: Writer (via OpenOffice.org 3.0)
MD5: 71fe4d3131a672d781604ab1fcf9a33c SHA-1: e6d8a0818fc3171f3e1f61ab8ba0d908ae8edf16 SHA-256: ce65ddbb247a0a509f5200a3f48fbfbf23b2e16738ce268c0917520527cced61
98 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The PDF_LAUNCH heuristic suggests an attempt to execute an external action, and the PDF_EVAL heuristic points to the use of eval() for code execution. The extracted artifact 'javascript_obj0027_000.js' is suspicious due to script obfuscation indicators. The overall pattern suggests the PDF is designed to exploit a vulnerability and run malicious JavaScript, likely to download and execute a second-stage payload.

Heuristics 5

  • Launch action high PDF_LAUNCH
    PDF contains a /Launch action with an unresolved or extension-less target — treat as potentially dangerous
  • 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.
  • 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.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0027_000.js
d875463fe4c980e8d495590bb050f98d04c38396888e8b7dc64fa756ba0bafea
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 27 at offset 0x1C1B 3147 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).