Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 dd410bd9efd695c5…

MALICIOUS

PDF

9.6 KB Created: 2009-02-19 14:45:49 -02:00 Authoring application: Writer (via OpenOffice.org 3.0)
MD5: 7ea6b3397b8b0a8ab90e4e354aec577b SHA-1: 1280be6bdc88e7d5a545bd97b83b2e48facb935f SHA-256: dd410bd9efd695c5f124b40b3cf8ff84577caf93d771a7ae702941af4ea69eb6
98 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The presence of a PDF_LAUNCH heuristic suggests an attempt to trigger an external action, and the PDF_EVAL heuristic points to the use of eval() for obfuscated code execution. The extracted JavaScript file, javascript_obj0027_000.js, likely contains the malicious payload. The eval() call is a primary indicator of the script's malicious intent, likely to download and execute a second-stage payload.

Heuristics 5

  • Launch action high PDF_LAUNCH
    PDF contains a /Launch action with an unresolved or extension-less target — treat as potentially dangerous
  • 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.
  • 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_obj0027_000.js
d4aec150434246edf3ca0e771539f7205ef7047fc891a9e26a7978a2907cbf8d
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 27 at offset 0x1C1B 3258 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).