Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 45f323ab4af300be…

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.6 KB
MD5: 2ac9c216483cf63ed7654bafd27de23f SHA-1: 64eaa1147c585c87cb52b4edac606338ec93fff6 SHA-256: 45f323ab4af300bee670fdc8b0ea63f4bd05eb3a07102db1229503dbd2e9333a
146 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File: Malicious File T1566.002 Phishing: Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and a RichMedia (Flash) object, indicating an attempt to exploit vulnerabilities. The presence of `eval()` and `unescape()` calls within the JavaScript strongly suggests obfuscation and dynamic code execution. The embedded JavaScript stream, named 'javascript_obj0017_000.js', is the primary mechanism for delivering the malicious payload. The file also references 'exploit.swf', likely related to the exploit delivery.

Heuristics 7

  • RichMedia (Flash) high PDF_RICHMEDIA
    PDF contains /RichMedia (Adobe Flash) which is a historic exploit vector
  • eval() call high PDF_EVAL
    eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution
  • unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE
    unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits
  • 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.
  • Embedded file low PDF_EMBEDDED
    PDF embeds a file attachment — could carry an executable or another weaponised document as a nested payload
  • 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 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
embedded_file_obj0014.bin
09da31fcb002129249bb529a7f84709739a96f62781db5f4c6d9bf6e4308eb15
pdf-embedded-file PDF EmbeddedFile object 14 at offset 0x4D1 102 bytes
javascript_obj0017_000.js
e9abe08122bfa2bca0f3d09bc002d93e3888233d262f8ada91820b3171080160
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 17 at offset 0x5EB 1728 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).