Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4f3999689c2063b2…

MALICIOUS

PDF

13.27 MB
MD5: f8b38a1f3256d470933890e9a57a5532 SHA-1: 714205c61db4658d8e43442d895cb61f4a50463d SHA-256: 4f3999689c2063b2cac3baffd2a9ff1f6edc07ce69b82ed1de29af1cc0de97e8
82 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file exhibits characteristics indicative of exploitation, specifically the presence of JPXDecode filter and a high stream count, which are associated with CVE-2018-4990. The embedded JBIG2 streams are also flagged as suspicious. While no scripts were extracted, the combination of these PDF-specific heuristics strongly suggests an exploit attempt to download and execute a secondary payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier clean score 0.2027

Heuristics 4

  • JPXDecode + active content — JPEG2000 CVE-family indicator high CVE related PDF_JPX_CVE_2018_4990_RELATED
    PDF uses /JPXDecode (JPEG2000) alongside JavaScript, XFA, or RichMedia indicators. This matches the delivery pattern for Adobe Reader JPEG2000 parser exploit families, including CVE-2018-4990, but does not prove the exact malformed JP2/JPX primitive.
  • JBIG2Decode filter medium PDF_JBIG2
    JBIG2 image decoder present — historically used in zero-click exploits
  • Unusually high stream count medium PDF_MANY_STREAMS
    PDF contains 501+ stream objects — may indicate heap spray or heavy obfuscation
  • 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 32

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
jbig2_00_off00008f8b.bin
15399be09f78daced109bd6d982bf90b92983a97f9f565642f5314e8fbcec07b
pdf-jbig2-stream PDF JBIG2 stream at offset 0x8F8B 2260 bytes
jbig2_01_off0000ac6b.bin
7e165ef60f56f46392482c5e0fc5828ee894ee50157b9513eba3ac8237b5a748
pdf-jbig2-stream PDF JBIG2 stream at offset 0xAC6B 2796 bytes
jbig2_02_off0000d109.bin
bbd254a470147ccc6562cca4f4ce1258f6530ab7cec72494e38a86a339fa1a46
pdf-jbig2-stream PDF JBIG2 stream at offset 0xD109 5874 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.95, consistent with packed or encrypted content.
jbig2_03_off0000ff76.bin
4a46d44dec6f543f2c1ae2879d896305e0ebeca1b94c3f2fffd7f20508f760ef
pdf-jbig2-stream PDF JBIG2 stream at offset 0xFF76 17968 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.99, consistent with packed or encrypted content.
jbig2_04_off00016b21.bin
c95edc2fd9a7965fa60487ead20b1c7589caacf9c2990aba4157c81850777815
pdf-jbig2-stream PDF JBIG2 stream at offset 0x16B21 17768 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.99, consistent with packed or encrypted content.
jbig2_05_off0001d444.bin
29138f01503631c6a0167fcbcc9021c948bf16c1f954a6a5ef8178aef5163e3f
pdf-jbig2-stream PDF JBIG2 stream at offset 0x1D444 19265 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.99, consistent with packed or encrypted content.
jbig2_06_off00024952.bin
c6474f893b2e2f7e3e487118df3c9480a87420360a54b3575b04c67c4e1f426a
pdf-jbig2-stream PDF JBIG2 stream at offset 0x24952 19764 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.99, consistent with packed or encrypted content.
jbig2_07_off0002bfb2.bin
19813f21094c7b955529d3b9da02cccffd8f6674e1e160fd14497d5c6cf3c674
pdf-jbig2-stream PDF JBIG2 stream at offset 0x2BFB2 19802 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.99, consistent with packed or encrypted content.
jbig2_08_off00033676.bin
a533b2c62e93288bc7151af677de838ebc2341a3375e788624fdb2ef3e025c67
pdf-jbig2-stream PDF JBIG2 stream at offset 0x33676 18956 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.99, consistent with packed or encrypted content.
jbig2_09_off0003a898.bin
af3291a280761b45053dd81d299538e6c58234ef912c8acee006cd4e4c52241c
pdf-jbig2-stream PDF JBIG2 stream at offset 0x3A898 19363 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.99, consistent with packed or encrypted content.
jbig2_10_off00041cd4.bin
a02df1b9a64d3d3b0ad841e0d7b2c1f9a85da2955c065558e5822ffe056a7128
pdf-jbig2-stream PDF JBIG2 stream at offset 0x41CD4 16530 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.98, consistent with packed or encrypted content.
jbig2_11_off000484df.bin
50e9079e46e4f154dfeb745f995ff00d48e28a8cd461403ffce51dc3cc61733c
pdf-jbig2-stream PDF JBIG2 stream at offset 0x484DF 16286 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.98, consistent with packed or encrypted content.
jbig2_12_off0004e80d.bin
52bf0035b01ab5b4303264a7fead35cb12eb97479d086a17025775e6ce877d52
pdf-jbig2-stream PDF JBIG2 stream at offset 0x4E80D 19176 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.99, consistent with packed or encrypted content.
jbig2_13_off00055cde.bin
9fc24904faa382f496f13f959b02a2ac77d4dfa29721df94139e6b1b1148b521
pdf-jbig2-stream PDF JBIG2 stream at offset 0x55CDE 22082 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.99, consistent with packed or encrypted content.
jbig2_14_off0005dc51.bin
35f7d619c8f53e19f1e7e7de071be22bd8b7091063dd0fc1e55a686148299f16
pdf-jbig2-stream PDF JBIG2 stream at offset 0x5DC51 20916 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.99, consistent with packed or encrypted content.
jbig2_15_off000658a9.bin
29f5431b0c78d163ecdc50979fc865570988a90c4e3fbc6e44dd51738c82c80c
pdf-jbig2-stream PDF JBIG2 stream at offset 0x658A9 23659 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.99, consistent with packed or encrypted content.
jbig2_16_off0006dd2b.bin
160756e3193792354cafa8f6f3b9635dbb694e1741ae770de111d9f638440782
pdf-jbig2-stream PDF JBIG2 stream at offset 0x6DD2B 17378 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.99, consistent with packed or encrypted content.
jbig2_17_off000746eb.bin
d1ac6e4301c97e2d5d521cead23491efbcafec31d25ec6aabc2149eaff8840fe
pdf-jbig2-stream PDF JBIG2 stream at offset 0x746EB 19344 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.99, consistent with packed or encrypted content.
jbig2_18_off0007bb0f.bin
0ec5d5e42f590ae7d6563dc47dc4e44ff46857daa86fc5cb2ca91d2a4e467681
pdf-jbig2-stream PDF JBIG2 stream at offset 0x7BB0F 17839 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.98, consistent with packed or encrypted content.
jbig2_19_off0008278c.bin
cd39a678898ad31d2b2061b7fa5f1bf7f4eac7485887a7108ddb7be49dbd5e7b
pdf-jbig2-stream PDF JBIG2 stream at offset 0x8278C 18389 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.98, consistent with packed or encrypted content.
jbig2_20_off0008973f.bin
1ad1f6357b52c56b36e13132c62b0a95993d0ef3a7a3a40709d1130d75d832ed
pdf-jbig2-stream PDF JBIG2 stream at offset 0x8973F 26611 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.99, consistent with packed or encrypted content.
jbig2_21_off00092961.bin
dcba6c0ce77fd802d602d12d2368421283b5c4cc4c790002ee44117b6b569755
pdf-jbig2-stream PDF JBIG2 stream at offset 0x92961 20075 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.99, consistent with packed or encrypted content.
jbig2_22_off0009a011.bin
3142568857cdf2b20261cce52447170611675c19e312138a4ec3cfbb6d1aeda9
pdf-jbig2-stream PDF JBIG2 stream at offset 0x9A011 18068 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.99, consistent with packed or encrypted content.
jbig2_23_off000a0d0f.bin
ab10666aaa9f9dfd16febe0e940f01edc4c34010a94c73cfdf38d1bfd5246470
pdf-jbig2-stream PDF JBIG2 stream at offset 0xA0D0F 19742 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.99, consistent with packed or encrypted content.
jbig2_24_off000a8197.bin
c3d6b5bc895ca96c0213808caf125364368394222f20ab2756258ab438d41a8f
pdf-jbig2-stream PDF JBIG2 stream at offset 0xA8197 19135 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.99, consistent with packed or encrypted content.
jbig2_25_off000af427.bin
167cfd2a7be79947d9ca01d56336e2307f682f1fea3661e07a3d123745e45753
pdf-jbig2-stream PDF JBIG2 stream at offset 0xAF427 19572 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.99, consistent with packed or encrypted content.
jbig2_26_off000b6476.bin
ce28e546d7e11707cbbc82c4941d81d843ba28828391fdcb76ca0dbf2066b192
pdf-jbig2-stream PDF JBIG2 stream at offset 0xB6476 14067 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.98, consistent with packed or encrypted content.
jbig2_27_off000bbd06.bin
2248fbf539098ae819874b097e7c9393b5a3bd204df5140af4debefb36044c05
pdf-jbig2-stream PDF JBIG2 stream at offset 0xBBD06 13769 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.98, consistent with packed or encrypted content.
jbig2_28_off000c13ed.bin
39fe399475cdacbb23699c1a15812e9b52bd1c3e45ece53ce26899be476c4607
pdf-jbig2-stream PDF JBIG2 stream at offset 0xC13ED 15652 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.98, consistent with packed or encrypted content.
jbig2_29_off000c72fd.bin
492590abb5839cda799f59d0d8099dfb3d58f2876dd7c4a6b45d7de81d844177
pdf-jbig2-stream PDF JBIG2 stream at offset 0xC72FD 15652 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.99, consistent with packed or encrypted content.
jbig2_30_off000cd2ce.bin
8db7453fca99c25b8ded577712b430c965eecb244d1ce88a96a4f5df2252fe15
pdf-jbig2-stream PDF JBIG2 stream at offset 0xCD2CE 17461 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.99, consistent with packed or encrypted content.
jbig2_31_off000d4193.bin
cce53b226335fba47288f786a1fc7324d0ca31e311209465fe06ba7203ef05aa
pdf-jbig2-stream PDF JBIG2 stream at offset 0xD4193 19308 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.99, consistent with packed or encrypted content.