Malicious PDF / .TXT — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 cf81f47fed23ad2a…

MALICIOUS

PDF / .TXT

4.1 KB
MD5: 5950f7d65752585df6c4e18ce6b3cf20 SHA-1: 429917a0b149a899fb5dc65c07f5b16406a7ee1a SHA-256: cf81f47fed23ad2a2a95e8110173160ee74fecaa60a0400f3c8ca4121cf63ee8
66 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_EVAL'. The 'PDF_EVAL' and 'PDF_FROMCHARCODE' rules suggest the JavaScript is obfuscated and uses dynamic code execution. The presence of 'acroform_b64_00.js' and 'javascript_obj0013_001.js' as extracted artifacts further supports this. The likely intent is to download and execute a second-stage payload, although the specific URL or execution method is not directly extractable 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
ab0d9db2a161306ad081fd4a6f6e8d7a69713aa639c47d1f7798d44c9d773431
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x368 6353 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
fa10e455807f6b5863993755618ae229bf7af81faac46052477d883682e8ddad
deobfuscated-js PDF AcroForm base64 (decompressed) at offset 0x99D 3610 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).