Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a4ec3b2d653828e3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

7.4 KB Created: 2010-09-16 18:55:19 Authoring application: Tolhipezorojpagiwaqo (via 49192Seueganadazaqeav)
MD5: 6a730d9149c8edc3f89cad60491e91ed SHA-1: 34baccb27c825843887aaa6cc17679744fd2373b SHA-256: a4ec3b2d653828e3dbaa0086424b25071d2bb12fd65c4d2998bc3323dd1afad7
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The ClamAV detection for 'Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject' further suggests malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript file, 'javascript_obj0011_000.js', is likely responsible for executing the malicious payload, though its exact function is obscured by obfuscation. The primary attack pattern involves leveraging JavaScript within a PDF to deliver a secondary payload.

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
e2d41866c9fb013feb60cefe8b41892c7277decb0774febb940ce493b1221654
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 11 at offset 0x1387 2332 bytes