Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3b1b10c263251911…

MALICIOUS

PDF

5.4 KB
MD5: 81d3f8377c8e9cd7a6608309fc308663 SHA-1: 5b51c95c9fb7a1eec5f4435a0e18ce42348688fc SHA-256: 3b1b10c263251911e901c659e0b2053b0ca380d232b879e1d8590c77eb1a7841
104 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File: Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and uses obfuscation filters (ASCIIHexDecode, ASCII85Decode) commonly associated with exploit delivery. ClamAV also flagged it as Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject. The embedded JavaScript is the primary mechanism for executing malicious code, likely leading to the download of additional malware.

Heuristics 5

  • ClamAV: Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject
  • 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.
  • ASCII85Decode filter (with exploit indicators) low PDF_FILTER_85
    ASCII85 encoding filter present alongside exploit delivery indicators — uncommon outside of obfuscation