Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b32787ec1ef42600…

MALICIOUS

PDF

6.9 KB
MD5: 44633060dca99b93afd49b2dee516a8b SHA-1: 430854126adc19767b4d348cb146c0923ad79d17 SHA-256: b32787ec1ef426008f50debf555c2d2e2a296b862d0d6cf42f4dd8c3b907c6cd
178 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS. The critical ClamAV detection for 'Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject' and the presence of an extracted JavaScript file ('javascript_obj0006_000.js') strongly suggest malicious intent. The JavaScript action, combined with obfuscation indicators, points towards the execution of a malicious script, likely to download and execute a second-stage payload.

Heuristics 7

  • JBIG2 + active content high CVE related PDF_JBIG2_ACTIVE_CONTENT
    JBIG2Decode appears with JavaScript/XFA/RichMedia — a related indicator for JBIG2 parser-exploit families including CVE-2021-30860 and CVE-2009-0658, but not a unique CVE fingerprint.
  • ClamAV: Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject
  • unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE
    unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (matched inside decoded stream)
  • JBIG2Decode filter medium PDF_JBIG2
    JBIG2 image decoder present — historically used in zero-click exploits
  • 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
e6ce9a58e3a24f43461fa6e397adbe7133d95170056e0424b6b3a9985882e019
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0x231 5633 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 4 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).