Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 94e8d5275e8c7829…

MALICIOUS

PDF

55.7 KB Created: 2009-07-11 08:11:56 Authoring application: Scribus 1.3.3.13 (via Scribus PDF Library 1.3.3.13)
MD5: 3af8c38b0e5248a9722e2f69f87acba3 SHA-1: 01723420b5d1721f3aaee7d1c356d8822c03d407 SHA-256: 94e8d5275e8c782965590db1cf42c5f84a85b5a7467a04178d0db88bf836956a
78 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF document contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The ClamAV detection 'Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject' further suggests malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript streams, 'javascript_obj0035_000.js' and 'javascript_obj0036_001.js', are likely responsible for executing the malicious payload. The PDF is also flagged as 'IMAGE_ONLY_LURE', suggesting it may be using visual elements to trick the user.

Heuristics 5

  • 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.
  • PDF paints image(s) but contains no text operators info PDF_IMAGE_ONLY_LURE
    PDF has 2 image XObject(s) and the content stream contains no text-emitting operators (BT/ET, Tj, TJ, ', ") in either raw bytes or decompressed streams — this is the screenshot-as-PDF pattern used to bypass text-based scanners and to deliver instructions purely through rendered pixels. It is informational unless paired with invisible links or risky URI context.
  • 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/xap/1.0/
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/photoshop/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/tiff/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/exif/1.0/

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0035_000.js
284dfb44946c9d2db90ac198fbeed45d2bff0a565a305d4ae0ad611ca3d1e8c1		 pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 35 at offset 0xD768 265 bytes
javascript_obj0036_001.js
9afcd2111e7cd4d16e4f552d78c877e6284d25e5a389e74d45a9125232f66630		 pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 36 at offset 0xD884 214 bytes

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