Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 bb5bc948f9053218…

MALICIOUS

PDF

31.3 KB
MD5: 6af0d33311934f4017897f800ea903e5 SHA-1: 806b990e62b0815bb8ba8b050e6777d4d95fc12f SHA-256: bb5bc948f90532184de73984bbbaffe0778263fb621ab12aee8aa2e4402f58d4
106 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a RichMedia (Flash) object, indicating an attempt to exploit vulnerabilities. The heuristics indicate eval() calls and JavaScript actions, suggesting the embedded scripts are designed to execute arbitrary code. The extracted artifacts, including a SWF file and JavaScript files, are likely components of a multi-stage attack. The primary intent appears to be the execution of a malicious payload via the embedded Flash object, facilitated by the JavaScript.

Heuristics 6

  • RichMedia (Flash) high PDF_RICHMEDIA
    PDF contains /RichMedia (Adobe Flash) which is a historic exploit vector
  • eval() call high PDF_EVAL
    eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution
  • 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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
TyPWoIJRMY.swf
767382813fc770c9716554c3266b22eee1636037ca964af05acf6ff66db4a27d
pdf-embedded-file PDF EmbeddedFile object 16 at offset 0x1206 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
6782673d9f7c46822160ccb18d0cff97aab52598608b017b640bfb9466a5fc55
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0xF9 3517 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
1757dd008c01e676f0d05d5925dac75b13ff5dc41524cd97bbbbb4c4d00f0d5d
deobfuscated-js split-join delimiter stripped JavaScript at offset 0xDB1 2175 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).