Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1e094928f9245c84…

MALICIOUS

PDF

7.7 KB Created: 2010-09-20 19:11:33 Authoring application: Zohevileha mobi (via f2812Hasaubvarede)
MD5: 18a0fc57996043752700ee7232b5f1b3 SHA-1: 23bec7e52c5eadacb166f11e5fafcb67096cca9d SHA-256: 1e094928f9245c84d6d50afb0ac495957458bb3a88bb23b6dc0694e2122b7457
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1559.001 Component Object Model Hijacking

The file is a PDF containing obfuscated JavaScript, as indicated by multiple heuristic firings including ClamAV's detection of an obfuscated name object. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for exploiting a vulnerability within the PDF reader to execute malicious code. The presence of JavaScript actions and embedded JS streams points to an attempt to compromise the user's system.

Heuristics 3

  • ClamAV: Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject
  • 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 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0011_000.js
cda7f0467bc26f230d71f8f8b7443f40694fba382281f6c57d0de4e979de7f19
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 11 at offset 0x1355 3160 bytes