Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2f8d96c95cb8bb6c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

471.1 KB Created: 2010-11-29 10:29:36 Authoring application: FPDF 1.6
MD5: 3c38cb140c83d35ac312b7906b934fe3 SHA-1: fbe08c975b41afaa039dfbbc4f757305e2505d7e SHA-256: 2f8d96c95cb8bb6ccee18c1ee605ca860166b919103c83c470caa26b4ebf094b
106 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The file is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, as indicated by multiple heuristic firings including PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS. ClamAV detection as 'Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18' strongly suggests the JavaScript is malicious and exploits a vulnerability. The PDF_FILTER_HEX heuristic also points to potential exploit code. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload.

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18
  • ASCIIHexDecode filter (with exploit indicators) medium PDF_FILTER_HEX
    Hex-encoding filter present alongside exploit delivery indicators — often used to hide payload or shellcode bytes
  • 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.
  • XFA form low PDF_XFA
    PDF uses XML Forms Architecture — can contain script logic
  • PDF differential parser failed info PDF_DIFFERENTIAL_PARSE_FAILED
    The cross-check parser (pdfminer.six) failed on this file: PDF differential parser exited 1. Static heuristics still ran and any of their findings above are valid; only the differential cross-check signal is missing.
  • Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL
    One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.
    URL http://ns.adobe.com/xdp/
    • http://www.xfa.org/schema/xci/2.6/
    • http://www.xfa.org/schema/xfa-template/2.6/