Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b1c45de2b5310d08…

MALICIOUS

PDF

7.5 KB Authoring application: Jgaxivakafowizasi (via a894dUohosicilab)
MD5: 20f0f09090ac9c7de0ed4fcadaf6f691 SHA-1: f4ba0bcd3229277e631cc4bd061a5f3568851462 SHA-256: b1c45de2b5310d081976bb1d4909f105c16204718af5d459e3c18683b50ad57d
108 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, as indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection further confirm its malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript stream, named javascript_obj0011_000.js, is the primary indicator of malicious activity. While the exact script functionality is not detailed, embedded JavaScript in PDFs commonly serves to download and execute further stages of malware.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9954

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
c35f939b8b08b4458e4f2307d4bfd0afc23546c955e11c1da88e87302e40c9b0
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 11 at offset 0x1358 3029 bytes