Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 439c262d426bbc39…

MALICIOUS

PDF

33.5 KB
MD5: ca102b6aefccee334fbab62ef910c65a SHA-1: 841fd2717ffcee2da6373b308523e04f4cd1690a SHA-256: 439c262d426bbc39cec9462c282e96f3b7fd047db8f5ef4720698596257e6842
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript T1566.002 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains XFA (XML Forms Architecture) content, which is known to be a vector for exploits. Specifically, the 'PDF_XFA_HEAP_SPRAY' heuristic indicates the presence of JavaScript code designed to spray the heap, a common technique for exploiting memory corruption vulnerabilities. The 'PDF_EMBEDDED_SCRIPT_PAYLOAD' heuristic further confirms the presence of embedded script. The ClamAV detection 'Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject' also flags this as malicious. The extracted JavaScript file, 'stream_000_off00000059.js', is the likely payload delivery mechanism.

Heuristics 7

  • XFA JavaScript heap-spray exploit code critical PDF_XFA_HEAP_SPRAY
    PDF contains XFA script content with heap-spray or shellcode-like JavaScript markers such as large encoded word sequences, util.pack, large arrays, or spray variable names. This is a weaponised Adobe Reader exploit pattern, not a normal interactive form.
  • ClamAV: Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject
  • Embedded script payload in PDF stream medium PDF_EMBEDDED_SCRIPT_PAYLOAD
    PDF stream bytes contain an HTML/XFA <script> tag without accompanying Windows shell-execution primitives — common in accessible XFA forms but worth surfacing for analyst review.
  • XFA form low PDF_XFA
    PDF uses XML Forms Architecture — can contain script logic
  • String.fromCharCode low PDF_FROMCHARCODE
    String.fromCharCode found — used to construct payload strings dynamically. Common in benign JavaScript libraries for codepoint manipulation, so this alone is informational; weaponised use is also caught by the dedicated fromCharCode-stage and exploit-shape rules. (matched inside decoded stream)
  • PDF differential parser failed info PDF_DIFFERENTIAL_PARSE_FAILED
    The cross-check parser (pdfminer.six) failed on this file: PDF differential parser failed: PSSyntaxError. Static heuristics still ran and any of their findings above are valid; only the differential cross-check signal is missing.
  • 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 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
stream_000_off00000059.js
98aa75950952ff39eabc40b4a45950e75041db72d6d78a2096c70e9d4c2abe8e
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x59 84872 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).