Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 23518752ebb6798c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

7.5 KB Authoring application: Jgaxivakafowizasi (via ee5aaUohosicilab)
MD5: 3fcb023d428066d0c02577c6f8d480d7 SHA-1: 406f0c900321ee44519651167ea6967a0223042b SHA-256: 23518752ebb6798cf6a8c7c5645434d58a140c84d6fc326893fad82eefc3637d
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file was flagged by ClamAV with 'Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject', indicating obfuscation techniques commonly used to hide malicious content. Static analysis also identified embedded JavaScript, which is often used to deliver secondary payloads or exploit vulnerabilities. The obfuscated nature of the JavaScript and the ClamAV detection suggest a malicious intent, likely to download and execute further malware, though the specific payload could not be determined from the provided evidence.

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
c35f939b8b08b4458e4f2307d4bfd0afc23546c955e11c1da88e87302e40c9b0
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 11 at offset 0x1358 3029 bytes