Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d566ec744abc179d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.5 KB
MD5: 3e23b6f95f61eb20f22d6936938ecc14 SHA-1: f319a9a94e37b300c8a91162ebe62140377a15dc SHA-256: d566ec744abc179db2e2ad28adf1e402d9a38f3d57e65ea6af0d35401ae54dee
126 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript that utilizes `eval()` and `String.fromCharCode` for obfuscation, indicating an attempt to hide malicious code. The `CLAMAV_DETECTION` rule `Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-94` strongly suggests this PDF is a dropper for other malware. The extracted JavaScript file `javascript_obj0076_000.js` is the primary artifact, and its obfuscated nature points to the execution of a second-stage payload.

Heuristics 6

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-94 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-94
  • 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_obj0076_000.js
c28effae366bd4b2a63fe29aea090a07947ae4e73aa9efc1cf87e16e006e7288
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x3898 144 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).