Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f1e176e52652f952…

MALICIOUS

PDF

9.7 KB Created: 2009-02-19 14:45:49 -02:00 Authoring application: Writer (via OpenOffice.org 3.0)
MD5: 813ba975d62b86268116ef0ce4855c80 SHA-1: ce7ec9dd3873bc47ff770df49b52862527ee7956 SHA-256: f1e176e52652f9529103cb9f256e522f9c1600ec6abf9a987b358c2045a81b17
98 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript with an eval() call, indicating an attempt to execute arbitrary code. The 'PDF_LAUNCH' and 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT' heuristics further support this, suggesting the file is designed to exploit a vulnerability and run a malicious script. The script itself is obfuscated, but the presence of eval() strongly implies it's intended to download and execute a secondary payload. No specific family could be identified.

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
986e9d07d16f211acf3a51f447c082c3d51746b59d5c8cc282484077b7bdf0d3
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 27 at offset 0x1C1B 3411 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).