Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0b9a7b5f52c97a88…

MALICIOUS

PDF

31.7 KB
MD5: 20965fd944f2393fbcb405c86a8ded6c SHA-1: e57a46b9b94a8a9205db7bab5f21b1c6381df6e2 SHA-256: 0b9a7b5f52c97a88a93c68016c2c670a734de69a02f4aa4111491592f6d61f50
276 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a RichMedia Flash object that exploits CVE-2010-1297. This exploit is designed to execute arbitrary code, likely by launching the embedded SWF file. The embedded SWF file, named 'QYCySmVndHGz.swf', was also detected as malicious by ClamAV, indicating it serves as a secondary stage for delivering further malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9848

Heuristics 8

  • Adobe Flash authplay SWF exploit in PDF — CVE-2010-1297 critical CVE likely CVE_2010_1297_FLASH_RICHMEDIA
    PDF combines RichMedia Flash activation, a crafted SWF with ActionScript prototype/AVM-era markers or the AES-PHP/authplay variant markers, and PDF-side shellcode heap-spray staging. This is the static delivery shape associated with CVE-2010-1297 in Adobe Reader's bundled authplay.dll.
  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35955 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35955
  • ClamAV detection on extracted artifact critical EXTRACTED_FILE_CLAMAV
    ClamAV flagged at least one file extracted from inside this sample. Even when the wrapping document carries no AV detection of its own, a hit on the carved artifact is a strong indicator the sample is a delivery vehicle.
  • RichMedia (Flash) high PDF_RICHMEDIA
    PDF contains /RichMedia (Adobe Flash) which is a historic exploit vector
  • 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.
  • Embedded file low PDF_EMBEDDED
    PDF embeds a file attachment — could carry an executable or another weaponised document as a nested payload
  • 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
QYCySmVndHGz.swf
c2b666a3ef4c191b77b78c037656e50477b8ba3d35fd61ae843a3a1f4d41c5c1		 pdf-embedded-file PDF EmbeddedFile object 16 at offset 0x148F 26774 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35955
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.99, consistent with packed or encrypted content.
javascript_obj0006_000.js
7878695f1ea5fa36575c3459a2adb05c427d454582bd740c8cf930e5bf1454ab		 pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0x13A 3503 bytes

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