Malicious PDF / .PHP — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d68896ae6ae6af30…

MALICIOUS

PDF / .PHP

135.0 KB
MD5: b01105b4e391212e1b13066393e743d7 SHA-1: 2810ca36458a2f7b66b2cf019a4908167d77d931 SHA-256: d68896ae6ae6af30631be6e2d795b89b0501ada3d98719926797dcb4fd79d61a
80 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The JavaScript stream was obfuscated, as suggested by the PDF_UNESCAPE and PDF_FILTER_HEX firings, and a suspicious JavaScript object was extracted. The primary attack pattern involves leveraging this obfuscated JavaScript to likely download and execute a secondary payload. The differential parser failure suggests potential evasion techniques.

Heuristics 6

  • unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE
    unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (matched inside decoded stream)
  • ASCIIHexDecode filter (with exploit indicators) medium PDF_FILTER_HEX
    Hex-encoding filter present alongside exploit delivery indicators — often used to hide payload or shellcode bytes
  • 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.
  • PDF differential parser failed info PDF_DIFFERENTIAL_PARSE_FAILED
    The cross-check parser (pdfminer.six) failed on this file: PDF differential parser failed: PSSyntaxError. Static heuristics still ran and any of their findings above are valid; only the differential cross-check signal is missing.
  • 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_obj0007_000.js
ea6a210d129c29f6f53e535aeadfd1c7443cfef9b8ac9329f0098ecb9fca382d
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x233 45842 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 257 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).