Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d81dbe7f723624f8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

4.1 KB
MD5: cdad1ee64a7f0a734263b48684651f3b SHA-1: 7ecfd5a2b5ff3c0882853834efeb9577648d7694 SHA-256: d81dbe7f723624f8aa1a48f1bdea3f16f6e008e05146505a523eb67dc1bef4c9
66 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including PDF_JAVASCRIPT, PDF_JS, and PDF_EVAL. The JavaScript stream utilizes eval() and String.fromCharCode, suggesting obfuscation to hide its malicious intent. The extracted JavaScript files, 'javascript_obj0013_001.js' and 'acroform_b64_00.js', likely contain code designed to execute malicious actions upon user interaction, such as downloading a second-stage payload or exploiting vulnerabilities. The presence of these elements strongly suggests an attack pattern aimed at leveraging JavaScript execution within the PDF.

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
313fbea07ac9b451b60cab7200f5ad45e930d8c91943f822b5c96affca68ad00
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x368 6429 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
e0ef092ed8dac35cdf5566d7bc4f9e7d689cedb823ad9ac11e34163035d4dfda
deobfuscated-js PDF AcroForm base64 (decompressed) at offset 0x99D 3669 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).