Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 79362c2a3c3ee8d1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

7.5 KB Authoring application: Jgaxivakafowizasi (via 8a93bUohosicilab)
MD5: 8ec81d2b41abd61e02d8072f7e1ea394 SHA-1: 56971179337513c18c6dd0d321430b239c83a586 SHA-256: 79362c2a3c3ee8d1d76040a8268e27c7fd0ab5cf0b80e4eb0c8b4690637fbf32
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. ClamAV also flagged it as Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject, suggesting obfuscation techniques common in malware. The JavaScript action is likely designed to exploit a vulnerability within the PDF reader to execute arbitrary code, leading to a malicious outcome. No specific family could be identified due to the lack of further indicators.

Heuristics 3

  • ClamAV: Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject
  • 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.

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0011_000.js
c35f939b8b08b4458e4f2307d4bfd0afc23546c955e11c1da88e87302e40c9b0
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 11 at offset 0x1358 3029 bytes