Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2f89c94be56b9430…

MALICIOUS

PDF

7.1 KB Authoring application: Wezolokofecpo (via 529d0Nworeticakebi)
MD5: c16bc223f6c471edf72141eebd1f1d0b SHA-1: 9e1b990d19b04fe34e8306b372a178d42fda6718 SHA-256: 2f89c94be56b9430635ca57d0a955a2ae25850b63bc84f05aa2a6c1afaa56791
106 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1566.002 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, as indicated by multiple heuristic firings including 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT' and 'PDF_JS'. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. The obfuscated nature of the JavaScript and the PDF structure point towards an attempt to exploit vulnerabilities or deliver a malicious payload. The specific attack pattern is inferred from the common use of malicious PDFs to deliver malware or conduct phishing attacks.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9953

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
437a5d40b54247c17dfb3ac60e39d3ecfad672a269694af1851a077d9726a8d2
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 11 at offset 0x1342 2272 bytes