Malware Insights
The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including PDF_JAVASCRIPT, PDF_JS, and PDF_EVAL. The presence of `eval()` and `String.fromCharCode` suggests code obfuscation. Two JavaScript files were extracted, `acroform_b64_00.js` and `javascript_obj0013_001.js`. The primary function of the embedded script appears to be downloading and executing a second-stage payload, though the exact URL or execution method is not directly extractable from the provided evidence. The obfuscation and use of JavaScript within a PDF are common techniques for initial compromise.
Heuristics 5
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eval() call high PDF_EVALeval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (matched inside decoded stream)
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JavaScript action low PDF_JAVASCRIPTPDF contains a /JavaScript action. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
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Embedded JS stream low PDF_JSPDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
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String.fromCharCode low PDF_FROMCHARCODEString.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)
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Suspicious extracted artifact info EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGEOne 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.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
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javascript_obj0013_001.js38971dc84e6a69e393cd323d4da5fa682e2b28f6e2ab17f58d30566d83e3e1ee |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x368 | 6333 bytes |
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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).
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acroform_b64_00.jsca2b5e58051a72fd7a1b568d28b8fb371721e4b3edacd76d8f0e106c90b5640b |
deobfuscated-js | PDF AcroForm base64 (decompressed) at offset 0x99D | 3597 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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