Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 bb17004de96a380f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

7.5 KB Authoring application: Jgaxivakafowizasi (via 121e8Uohosicilab)
MD5: 56e04c35dc4658e34b447c3deb9ab923 SHA-1: 905cdfc4e4d7973586e049337bf463c55b732c7c SHA-256: bb17004de96a380f41c6aa0edb1f50434a426fd4a9df76bb0d75efb89ccff14e
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. ClamAV also flagged it with 'Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject', suggesting obfuscation techniques common in malicious PDFs. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing malicious code, potentially leading to further compromise. The authoring application metadata is also suspicious.

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