Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a9a785c24a65ee72…

MALICIOUS

PDF

13.2 KB Authoring application: Python PDF Library 055 http072057057pybrary056net057pyPdf057
MD5: d1356aac03764ee1eeed87d2249ae6a3 SHA-1: 5a2b53143719f1faf7993b0f352faae81f267a5d SHA-256: a9a785c24a65ee72280fee2452a87b677b160ba24ffda6acbf888a5003a5d21b
64 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1559.002 Component Object Model Hijacking T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and a RichMedia (Flash) object, indicating an attempt to exploit vulnerabilities. The embedded file 'sploit.swf' is highly suspicious and likely contains the exploit code. The presence of JavaScript actions and embedded JS streams further supports the malicious intent. The file is classified as malicious with a high confidence.

Heuristics 5

  • RichMedia (Flash) high PDF_RICHMEDIA
    PDF contains /RichMedia (Adobe Flash) which is a historic exploit vector
  • 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
  • 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://adobe.com/AS3/2006/builtin

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
sploit.swf
70e6dbce3b11aaece2d38f1d315dee7736c7ab9138a74cdadc8126393c857018
pdf-embedded-file PDF EmbeddedFile object 8 at offset 0x107F 781 bytes