Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 cee11201e9089b6f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

4.1 KB
MD5: 62303a1ec9cf0115e30dc1bff6dfc129 SHA-1: 609ee63307b8c5c472d7d627027dd779b1b96efb SHA-256: cee11201e9089b6f66a56e490df2c3b9b89c972f5644e11b3fadf9a0c7f60038
66 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/Shell Scripting: JavaScript T1059.003 Command and Scripting Interpreter: Windows Command Shell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including PDF_JAVASCRIPT, PDF_JS, and PDF_EVAL. The JavaScript stream utilizes eval() and String.fromCharCode() for obfuscation, suggesting an attempt to download and execute a second-stage payload. The deobfuscated JavaScript stream is substantial, further supporting the malicious intent.

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
9ba2b6f4a783c35b42df93c3a1cca5736e0c517db81bc4129d798f824b5ae017
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x368 6361 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
84923b60b7f7afed74ca35401233fcbfd9ffa97e57e09105022a52019be4e727
deobfuscated-js PDF AcroForm base64 (decompressed) at offset 0x99D 3617 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).