Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d07f9d803689bd35…

MALICIOUS

PDF

22.4 KB Created: 2011-72-51 03:25:00 Authoring application: String.fromCharCode
MD5: 45e7005e2eee68633c9a7c0c7a8f5b48 SHA-1: fe02e9ce6500d2c2c58502256484e1652de35b1b SHA-256: d07f9d803689bd3546261c3b51c2d144296331d555c00f912d19eb797d4829db
66 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

The PDF file 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 primary function of the script appears to be downloading and executing a secondary payload, as evidenced by the suspicious extracted artifact `javascript_obj0001_000.js`. The `eval()` call is a high-confidence indicator of 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.
  • 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_obj0001_000.js
a74105f37f769dd8df5eeacf8dc5f6458741e10b2e88504e5f44277407d8fdb3
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 1 at offset 0xA 520 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).