Malicious PDF / .TXT — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d20cd90fa09262af…

MALICIOUS

PDF / .TXT

4.0 KB
MD5: a50e82e4a3b6837b364c1983754e5755 SHA-1: f0c83f6097119074d36d7b644f3eda0e8e492dce SHA-256: d20cd90fa09262af7e9612b682ea664b22b24008796bdc738474951aad773721
66 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The JavaScript stream includes an eval() call and uses String.fromCharCode(), suggesting obfuscated code execution. This pattern is commonly used to download and execute a second-stage payload. The obfuscation and lack of specific indicators prevent confident family attribution.

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
b9dec5372d62dba44772519e447766678f2a9079f5434d873dbcd3c7bf895319
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x368 6297 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
8b462d4a1a7f8b13b3ec2270bd9b9ed3ba21922a6222e07973b505de9820bf4a
deobfuscated-js PDF AcroForm base64 (decompressed) at offset 0x99D 3568 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).