Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4753dce4d470c66b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

7.3 KB Created: 2010-09-16 18:52:20 Authoring application: Qabifagevafa (via 1bcc4Tiqotezozav)
MD5: 9694c315b1b01b6202cb15a54fec5a2f SHA-1: bc5a45d91b2323fca290a1bc7aa0117e84b82bf0 SHA-256: 4753dce4d470c66b2ebed0c25c00da05b6cc317ada5b8cd32bdf5c5ba4d9d221
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1027 Obfuscated Files or Information

The file is a PDF with embedded JavaScript, flagged by heuristics as obfuscated and malicious. The presence of JavaScript actions and embedded JS streams indicates an attempt to execute code. The ClamAV detection 'Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject' further supports the malicious nature. The exact intent of the script is unclear due to obfuscation, but it is likely designed to download and execute a secondary payload.

Heuristics 3

  • 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.

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0011_000.js
ff85b44f7d06834e69a161aee8e28b7340c56fef50ee1649100cb6f376ea5386
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 11 at offset 0x1364 2324 bytes