Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 abafd4621628622d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

29.7 KB
MD5: 7340adf42c82ba74a048ac93fb00d79d SHA-1: cded07dacdd315ed2e9453a4433ef337e18fab4f SHA-256: abafd4621628622da41d83e5ba2592d8d7b93155520d59d10f839397e42c192a
66 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious File T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF file contains embedded Flash content (QhKUfNpkR.swf) and a JavaScript stream, both flagged as suspicious. The presence of these embedded objects suggests an attempt to execute malicious code or exploit vulnerabilities within the PDF viewer or associated plugins. The JavaScript, while not fully analyzed due to its nature, is likely involved in the execution chain.

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
  • 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 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
QhKUfNpkR.swf
54da439aa1b6c2cd82f5c9dd3b62f089f70963a649386e5cbf1c1f8076517727
pdf-embedded-file PDF EmbeddedFile object 16 at offset 0xBAD 26993 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.98, consistent with packed or encrypted content.
javascript_obj0006_000.js
d0c093358729cb4f1565d1ddb92d5a232c51deb449ec65f9a68fe98ab7137e1d
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0xF9 1896 bytes