Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 6785bada34956b3d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

32.1 KB
MD5: e770031e9b2c83f35f32839d33747fc7 SHA-1: a65a224c970b5b7a9d897af6e41160747982ce16 SHA-256: 6785bada34956b3d38ea7d7eba416dd14045db3615c740ed47a93920ffd4f205
276 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF document contains embedded JavaScript and a Flash RichMedia object that exploits CVE-2010-1297. This exploit is designed to download and execute a secondary payload, as indicated by the ClamAV detection of 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35955' and the presence of an extracted SWF file. The JavaScript itself appears to be obfuscated, but its presence alongside the Flash exploit strongly suggests a multi-stage attack aimed at client execution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9956

Heuristics 8

  • Adobe Flash authplay SWF exploit in PDF — CVE-2010-1297 critical CVE likely CVE_2010_1297_FLASH_RICHMEDIA
    PDF combines RichMedia Flash activation, a crafted SWF with ActionScript prototype/AVM-era markers or the AES-PHP/authplay variant markers, and PDF-side shellcode heap-spray staging. This is the static delivery shape associated with CVE-2010-1297 in Adobe Reader's bundled authplay.dll.
  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35955 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35955
  • ClamAV detection on extracted artifact critical EXTRACTED_FILE_CLAMAV
    ClamAV flagged at least one file extracted from inside this sample. Even when the wrapping document carries no AV detection of its own, a hit on the carved artifact is a strong indicator the sample is a delivery vehicle.
  • RichMedia (Flash) high PDF_RICHMEDIA
    PDF contains /RichMedia (Adobe Flash) which is a historic exploit vector
  • 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
fuiWEHdOacNBv.swf
c2b666a3ef4c191b77b78c037656e50477b8ba3d35fd61ae843a3a1f4d41c5c1		 pdf-embedded-file PDF EmbeddedFile object 16 at offset 0x1668 26774 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35955
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.99, consistent with packed or encrypted content.
javascript_obj0006_000.js
76fcd82ce0119715f87a6e3a3d6c1826cda1d622ad7cef67e4b243e83a3b8429		 pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0x136 3838 bytes

Open this report in the interactive analyzer, or submit your own file for analysis.