Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 fbb8ed51b09ec88f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

38.6 KB Created: 2011-01-17 00:54:39 +02:00 Authoring application: Online Loan Calculator (via mPDF 5.0)
MD5: 796933a4bccc1f25076b68e7c3220abe SHA-1: c7fbf86429515dd4b7b0ce9bd4d52e771f524b55 SHA-256: fbb8ed51b09ec88fde84051b38b0f67a6f7983c27d8a5d3de6a816f5ee8f72da
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript streams, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The presence of unescape() calls and obfuscation indicators in the extracted JavaScript files (javascript_obj0027_000.js, javascript_obj0027_001.js) suggests an attempt to hide malicious code. This embedded script is likely designed to download and execute a second-stage payload, contributing to the overall malicious nature of the document.

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_obj0027_000.js
357d06d70777f397a54fd04180a5ee36f36a8ec5c7cbbafdfab41f20901b25ac
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 27 at offset 0x936C 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_obj0027_001.js
607a0753f2d28ea7a383d2e729ee9a1eeb69db22eafb74fa3e1d444ae047c123
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 27 at offset 0x936C 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).