Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2b0e0cad2f2e030e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

6.6 KB
MD5: bcd3ac4e428fc4ba1cb29bb60a747964 SHA-1: fbb70a3825f20518e52c29fee73f1c6a65ae7faa SHA-256: 2b0e0cad2f2e030edc1ee636f2f6865f6258361c41bd134f371e9206e4325cb4
106 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and a Flash object, both of which are commonly used to exploit vulnerabilities. The embedded JavaScript stream, named 'javascript_obj0017_000.js', contains obfuscated code with eval() calls, indicating an attempt to hide malicious actions. The presence of a RichMedia (Flash) object further suggests an exploit attempt. The script likely downloads and executes a secondary payload, as indicated by the obfuscated nature and the use of eval().

Heuristics 6

  • RichMedia (Flash) high PDF_RICHMEDIA
    PDF contains /RichMedia (Adobe Flash) which is a historic exploit vector
  • eval() call high PDF_EVAL
    eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution
  • 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
09da31fcb002129249bb529a7f84709739a96f62781db5f4c6d9bf6e4308eb15
pdf-embedded-file PDF EmbeddedFile object 14 at offset 0x4D1 102 bytes
javascript_obj0017_000.js
7ddafe38e050515de89ce7e66acaf8f2a66d492e03b7dd339b12e814e64527aa
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 17 at offset 0x5EB 3318 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).