Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e5d549fd906a2ee1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

26.3 KB Created: 2011-01-24 17:01:48 +02:00 Authoring application: Student Loans National City (via mPDF 5.0)
MD5: 6031f788b1f0a41b7ad943a197a35197 SHA-1: ca3de796f481ff591bcb06c530b3be1d1cfd5e24 SHA-256: e5d549fd906a2ee1838daf160947989e77a400bede723fa7bf638c60b97048db
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript streams that are obfuscated using `unescape()`. These scripts are likely responsible for executing malicious actions, such as downloading and executing a second-stage payload. The presence of multiple JavaScript objects and the use of obfuscation techniques indicate a deliberate attempt to conceal malicious activity. The file's metadata and heuristic firings strongly suggest a malicious intent.

Heuristics 4

  • unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE
    unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits
  • 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 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0020_000.js
357d06d70777f397a54fd04180a5ee36f36a8ec5c7cbbafdfab41f20901b25ac
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 20 at offset 0x612B 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).
javascript_obj0020_001.js
607a0753f2d28ea7a383d2e729ee9a1eeb69db22eafb74fa3e1d444ae047c123
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 20 at offset 0x612B 134 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).