Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 24a1f96be293f45e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

7.1 KB
MD5: c6a0f353795ad339e2a2ac35834632d8 SHA-1: 797ef7d684330b8a7e50297353995f3caf500ec8 SHA-256: 24a1f96be293f45e2fbd89fc948929d2c816e7bbf1f0aace7007308f5e0dd178
106 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and a Flash object, both of which are commonly used to deliver exploits. The presence of `unescape()` and obfuscated JavaScript (`javascript_obj0017_000.js`) suggests an attempt to hide malicious code. The embedded `exploit.swf` file further indicates a likely exploit delivery mechanism. The overall pattern points to a malicious PDF designed to leverage these embedded components to execute further stages.

Heuristics 6

  • RichMedia (Flash) high PDF_RICHMEDIA
    PDF contains /RichMedia (Adobe Flash) which is a historic exploit vector
  • unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE
    unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits
  • 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
exploit.swf
cb7af0e67e2a0a76b8e50dd10996c7312a378dc5589bba1b97edfe55b7ea61cc
pdf-embedded-file PDF EmbeddedFile object 14 at offset 0x4D5 3764 bytes
javascript_obj0017_000.js
b0a5a534e80ac64d4c4537a2686b45aeb8fecadc75ed48b21995a13a59f50cca
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 17 at offset 0x143D 1594 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).