Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e906bd983edd40eb…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.1 KB
MD5: c1d010ff59d5d780b13dda7bc5ff3f18 SHA-1: b618906f28ef4fa0ad50ee58a42dae3c3cc72272 SHA-256: e906bd983edd40ebd05103edb113a26a23296646fa6b07628b3c3e472803d38c
106 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1027 Obfuscated Files or Information T1204.002 Malicious File: User Execution: Malicious JavaScript

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, which is heavily obfuscated using `eval()` and `unescape()` calls. This obfuscated script, found in the `javascript_obj111611_000.js` artifact, is designed to execute arbitrary code. The primary intent appears to be downloading and executing a second-stage payload from a remote source, a common technique for delivering malware.

Heuristics 6

  • eval() call high PDF_EVAL
    eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (matched inside decoded stream)
  • unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE
    unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (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 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj111611_000.js
9864171cc4152f5d3e5671809dd40cebe1cf9319d0b8bfb0abd003cff50482db
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 111611 at offset 0x760 332 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).