Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7dc12635dc087b03…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.2 KB
MD5: 837540d7512d1b16c4f78b0bba757712 SHA-1: a04e971337f52b3b14f2f20b963069fddefbc4de SHA-256: 7dc12635dc087b034cc2e6535e8f7748363b51aeb83720b03ed666fa8e69725c
102 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and a Flash object (Adobe.swf), both of which are common vectors for delivering exploits or malicious code. The presence of JavaScript actions and streams, along with the embedded Flash file, strongly suggests an attempt to compromise the user's system. The extracted JavaScript file and the embedded SWF file are the primary indicators of malicious intent. The benign reputation of one URL does not negate the suspicious nature of the embedded content.

Heuristics 9

  • RichMedia (Flash) high PDF_RICHMEDIA
    PDF contains /RichMedia (Adobe Flash) which is a historic exploit vector
  • 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.
  • Embedded file low PDF_EMBEDDED
    PDF embeds a file attachment — could carry an executable or another weaponised document as a nested payload
  • XFA form low PDF_XFA
    PDF uses XML Forms Architecture — can contain script logic
  • String.fromCharCode low PDF_FROMCHARCODE
    String.fromCharCode found — used to construct payload strings dynamically. Common in benign JavaScript libraries for codepoint manipulation, so this alone is informational; weaponised use is also caught by the dedicated fromCharCode-stage and exploit-shape rules. (matched inside decoded stream)
  • 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://ns.adobe.com/xdp/
    • http://www.xfa.org/schema/xci/2.6/
    • http://www.xfa.org/schema/xfa-template/2.6/

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
Adobe.swf
8f9c84c8c00bc62ae296a81fac6640aa852ea67548abc1bd639aa0da1a1696c4
pdf-embedded-file PDF EmbeddedFile object 16 at offset 0xE2F 27347 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.99, consistent with packed or encrypted content.
javascript_obj0006_000.js
2e0ef5a52782cdb37f11d29ad79764f766016f3f190e452e1926de03439d8621
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0x105 10476 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).