Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 96dbf34b41040243…

MALICIOUS

PDF

6.4 KB
MD5: d1f9c27267078962c98c05a895bc5a93 SHA-1: d31077f3f6e3509e0957e3657ed435a1a3bfdfdf SHA-256: 96dbf34b410402436de661889f9d6ae6df237a25ebab5c77f27067ed9d9bf517
158 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1027 Obfuscated Files or Information

The PDF file contains obfuscated JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including PDF_JAVASCRIPT, PDF_JS, PDF_EVAL, and PDF_UNESCAPE. The embedded JavaScript stream, named 'javascript_obj0006_000.js', is likely responsible for executing malicious code. The ClamAV detection 'Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject' further supports the malicious nature of the file. The exact payload or intent of the script cannot be determined due to obfuscation, but its presence strongly suggests an attempt to compromise the user's system.

Heuristics 6

  • ClamAV: Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject
  • eval() call high PDF_EVAL
    eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (matched inside decoded stream)
  • unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE
    unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (matched inside decoded stream)
  • 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.
  • 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 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0006_000.js
fd0e5e40f5a27bda3d1330d49f6a2b3e79c3fd80e4a540b421501056a1ae842a
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0x187 5473 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).