Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4ed5042d59a5c712…

MALICIOUS

PDF

30.8 KB
MD5: a08e1bd54d8bc8019d75b2eaa2d5a3ab SHA-1: 3e0727f5c1cfdc0ccd34c8f1dc0a6f8844560263 SHA-256: 4ed5042d59a5c7121c99dd54da262e36ccd39c9ebcca705f2dad626cc695866d
106 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a RichMedia (Flash) object, indicating an attempt to exploit vulnerabilities. The JavaScript stream, identified as 'javascript_obj0006_000.js', likely facilitates the execution of the embedded Flash file 'GhouDiky.swf'. The presence of eval() calls within the JavaScript further suggests code obfuscation and dynamic execution, typical of malware delivery mechanisms.

Heuristics 6

  • 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
  • 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
GhouDiky.swf
767382813fc770c9716554c3266b22eee1636037ca964af05acf6ff66db4a27d
pdf-embedded-file PDF EmbeddedFile object 16 at offset 0x1038 26993 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.98, consistent with packed or encrypted content.
javascript_obj0006_000.js
b6e63e13d0e3cb0d233b1d7d8c5c4de78329c2fac02b5f79ff47bc8810f65cab
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0xF9 3061 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).