Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 521c1d9190f0b445…

MALICIOUS

PDF

527.3 KB Created: 2008-01-05 16:25:50 +01:00 Authoring application: LaTeX with hyperref package (via pdfeTeX-1.21a)
MD5: 8c77757de17b8947e94eb0431a39a517 SHA-1: 0d30c288716f388d227175aa62d4af67d9a84ad7 SHA-256: 521c1d9190f0b445e8d232b1ae4162b584a1554b534d56dac42707c654ece97a
64 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1566.002 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and a U3D/3D content indicator, suggesting an exploit targeting PDF viewers. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing malicious code. The presence of external URIs, though benignly labeled, indicates potential communication channels or lures. The high-entropy carved artifacts further support the presence of obfuscated or packed malicious content.

Heuristics 7

  • U3D/3D content in PDF — Adobe Reader 3D parser CVE-family indicator high CVE related PDF_U3D_CVE_RELATED
    PDF contains U3D (Universal 3D) or 3D annotation content — CVE-2011-2462 and CVE-2009-3953 are critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader's U3D processing that allow arbitrary code execution. U3D content in PDFs is extremely rare in normal documents.
  • 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.
  • External URI info PDF_URI
    PDF contains an external URL action
  • PDF differential parser failed info PDF_DIFFERENTIAL_PARSE_FAILED
    The cross-check parser (pdfminer.six) failed on this file: PDF differential parser exited 1. 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.
  • Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL
    One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.
    URL http://vcg.isti.cnr.it)/S/URI/Type/Action
    • http://meshlab.sourceforge.net)/S/URI/Type/Action
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdfx/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/

Extracted artifacts 6

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0015_000.js
849ff6985fec7fde087284fa99d944b5fa96e6d1a3042a75d46aca9bbbc2310d
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 15 at offset 0x665 489045 bytes
stream_009_off000587d9.bin
b1f937b9541d599e1c6000c4c47f7f3f21a4d9b0e1051c8a5580e07bc6106afd
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x587D9 177792 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.72, consistent with packed or encrypted content.
font_00_type1_off00051c16.bin
d129a586d7449f3004ab2629e1b01753002037f8ca955d68339aba6fea13d9dd
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (type1) at offset 0x51C16 6428 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.55, consistent with packed or encrypted content.
font_01_type1_off000534b1.bin
6d68a200ddadd677e7031f9795a017ce42b4d7f02b68d39a072ecbc1e20fb5d6
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (type1) at offset 0x534B1 7849 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.64, consistent with packed or encrypted content.
font_02_type1_off0005537d.bin
cab7a46a0f2b73639fc37aa221b515da6888b096748ee89dec2f4876e25f7f1f
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (type1) at offset 0x5537D 2374 bytes
font_03_type1_off00055b6e.bin
f1d06dc0327817e03d778a88f65436557134c269106fbc5438dd4ef0c897a441
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (type1) at offset 0x55B6E 11287 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.76, consistent with packed or encrypted content.