Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b3c6ad65e166b4e9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

22.4 KB Created: 2009-04-24 09:54:29 +02:00 Authoring application: PScript5.dll Version 5.2.2 (via Acrobat Distiller 7.0.5 (Windows))
MD5: 08dd0924de828186d130e88dfb68f289 SHA-1: 991319c11d02d246e618385314c24d767be15d94 SHA-256: b3c6ad65e166b4e9acaa854170c6ab428aa2b1eee5abea4c74c8b83018f41ee7
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded and obfuscated JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JS and PDF_JAVASCRIPT heuristics. The ClamAV detection Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject further supports the malicious nature of the obfuscation. The script likely attempts to download and execute a second-stage payload, though its exact function is obscured. The document body appears to be malformed or contains remnants of metadata rather than user-facing content.

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.