Malicious PDF / .TXT — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 dda2ca19d6f402e0…

MALICIOUS

PDF / .TXT

4.0 KB
MD5: 8e601b0f0ce7f1bd2b23e3e3ca40b368 SHA-1: 304e0ab021e920ea197af4c58e60017b48b7d64f SHA-256: dda2ca19d6f402e0bb8dbad5b1159b7d8fcb99d6b9db199072cd44b3add23de9
66 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell T1059.003 Command and Scripting Interpreter: Windows Command Shell T1059.007 Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript/TypeScript

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The PDF_EVAL and PDF_FROMCHARCODE firings, along with the presence of deobfuscated JavaScript files, suggest that the script is designed to execute arbitrary code. This is likely to download and run a second-stage payload, a common technique for initial access or further system compromise. The exact nature of the payload cannot be determined without further analysis of the executed script.

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
3a1758f9ffd11d81f4188467cc581f107114d5c8bbfc15945b69112d37901321
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x368 6341 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
f1b2cd6fa3e107c09408c80ea103840c65fca8ded9ac756eff10ae42aea1a5ef
deobfuscated-js PDF AcroForm base64 (decompressed) at offset 0x99D 3603 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).