Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d8de1154762025b5…

MALICIOUS

PDF

27.8 KB Created: 2012-09-11 16:54:18 +04:00 Authoring application: Wordpress.com (via mPDF 5.0)
MD5: 63c2533aae976147a0bb7109b4a875a0 SHA-1: ef6f9e6f2aedb60b987fbc551c1bf62eea857501 SHA-256: d8de1154762025b58f2b676b975d92f9f1602e29f96236274cd32acc6fd036bb
76 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 using unescape() calls, as flagged by PDF_UNESCAPE. The extracted artifact 'javascript_obj0022_000.js' also shows signs of obfuscation. This JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload, a common technique for initial access.

Heuristics 4

  • unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE
    unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (matched inside decoded stream)
  • Suspicious extracted artifact medium 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.
  • 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.

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0022_000.js
b549138dc1b00ea70ede2671460e6cd42d9e1c3bb812bf9653550df0951c4991
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 22 at offset 0x6847 136 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long hex-escaped blob(s).
stream_003_off000012d2.bin
ded1520fd68b91798ef4502ba393be29e6762be445da6319489229b957e57958
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x12D2 17756 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off000040e4.bin
a8ed3909966b10c026f46212f55dce68c94667ce1ac039797d3ebfa1d644dacf
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x40E4 17892 bytes