Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3f8d9b2ca61a62ae…

MALICIOUS

PDF

201.1 KB
MD5: b86b81bfad860fa176f79c6e37a10537 SHA-1: 34ee7b8e8838007b59bcee7fea2a709e17b6099f SHA-256: 3f8d9b2ca61a62ae708ed5f4d009e2748eebc2f3148a5ce00e58c00f06b5dd68
84 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT' and 'PDF_JS'. The ClamAV detection 'Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject' further supports its malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing malicious actions, such as downloading and running additional payloads, which is a common technique for PDF-based malware delivery. The presence of XFA form elements also suggests a complex document structure potentially used to hide malicious content.

Heuristics 5

  • 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.
  • XFA form low PDF_XFA
    PDF uses XML Forms Architecture — can contain script logic
  • 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/

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0012_000.js
c4ba3591c3074e8fbc2f51681f2267ae4d6650196a96437268cf3aa864f515e3
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 12 at offset 0x31894 5835 bytes