Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5643e191dbdb8fb0…

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.5 KB
MD5: cc5dbe6a13bb9fa31a33da7610578acd SHA-1: 222823f74a9aa39473d0dc1aee80b02402301e91 SHA-256: 5643e191dbdb8fb09df82427fbef1e3d7f10b93d840422b33b9855496dd87c6f
104 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.002 Phishing: Spearphishing Attachment T1027 Obfuscated Files or Information

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and utilizes ASCIIHexDecode and ASCII85Decode filters, indicating obfuscation techniques commonly used to hide malicious code. The presence of JavaScript actions and streams, combined with ClamAV's detection of an obfuscated object, strongly suggests the PDF is designed to execute a secondary payload. The exact nature of the payload is not discernible from the provided evidence.

Heuristics 5

  • ClamAV: Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject
  • ASCIIHexDecode filter (with exploit indicators) medium PDF_FILTER_HEX
    Hex-encoding filter present alongside exploit delivery indicators — often used to hide payload or shellcode bytes
  • 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.
  • ASCII85Decode filter (with exploit indicators) low PDF_FILTER_85
    ASCII85 encoding filter present alongside exploit delivery indicators — uncommon outside of obfuscation