MALICIOUS
96
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment
T1204.002 Malicious File
The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and multiple embedded files, indicating a multi-stage attack. The PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_EMBEDDED_SCRIPT_PAYLOAD heuristics suggest that the script is designed to execute a payload. The presence of embedded files, particularly 'embedded_file_obj0003.bin', further supports the delivery of a malicious payload. The exact nature of the payload is not clear from the static analysis, but the overall pattern points to a downloader or dropper.
Heuristics 9
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RichMedia (Flash) high PDF_RICHMEDIAPDF contains /RichMedia (Adobe Flash) which is a historic exploit vector (matched inside decoded stream)
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Embedded script payload in PDF stream medium PDF_EMBEDDED_SCRIPT_PAYLOADPDF stream bytes contain an HTML/XFA <script> tag without accompanying Windows shell-execution primitives — common in accessible XFA forms but worth surfacing for analyst review.
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Embedded file low PDF_EMBEDDEDPDF embeds a file attachment — could carry an executable or another weaponised document as a nested payload
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JavaScript action low PDF_JAVASCRIPTPDF contains a /JavaScript action. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules. (matched inside decoded stream)
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Embedded JS stream low PDF_JSPDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules. (matched inside decoded stream)
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XFA form low PDF_XFAPDF uses XML Forms Architecture — can contain script logic (matched inside decoded stream)
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PDF paints image(s) but contains no text operators info PDF_IMAGE_ONLY_LUREPDF has 1 image XObject(s) and the content stream contains no text-emitting operators (BT/ET, Tj, TJ, ', ") in either raw bytes or decompressed streams — this is the screenshot-as-PDF pattern used to bypass text-based scanners and to deliver instructions purely through rendered pixels. It is informational unless paired with invisible links or risky URI context.
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Suspicious extracted artifact info EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGEOne 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.
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Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URLOne or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.URL http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
- http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
- http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
- http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
- http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
Extracted artifacts 11
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
embedded_file_obj0001.bin84270147774bafb693cefa5666d1072d25266372a748def076468f6f646a453f |
pdf-embedded-file | PDF EmbeddedFile object 1 at offset 0x128F | 163 bytes |
embedded_file_obj0002.bina8b1b6c4a7495d6353e06643ee59323911843844524450bf1068d247661813e3 |
pdf-embedded-file | PDF EmbeddedFile object 2 at offset 0x1380 | 1590 bytes |
embedded_file_obj0003.binbce51576f361c2a5cb1b5786fb6626eb34a5bbe13e3cf964f10d091b40da35a9 |
pdf-embedded-file | PDF EmbeddedFile object 3 at offset 0x167B | 4747 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
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embedded_file_obj0004.bine893fc6010e845f2d992671bea3fe5dbb18bd6d442b5e3f98d9a1f1599fafd25 |
pdf-embedded-file | PDF EmbeddedFile object 4 at offset 0x1EBF | 199 bytes |
embedded_file_obj0005.binc8a82f67dfd8d68c2f8fe494ca2deee4604701c8f02863bf87d222b992e45de9 |
pdf-embedded-file | PDF EmbeddedFile object 5 at offset 0x1FAD | 2955 bytes |
embedded_file_obj0006.bin4cb349134bdb5f1a1c03281df9b53128ebe947f235398a912a4f0a9f638b24d5 |
pdf-embedded-file | PDF EmbeddedFile object 6 at offset 0x2327 | 200 bytes |
embedded_file_obj0007.bin733f6d5b45b2367069129a768a516fb18c67d8eea786404ef5632cf493f4226c |
pdf-embedded-file | PDF EmbeddedFile object 7 at offset 0x241A | 835 bytes |
embedded_file_obj0008.bin4a60a9864cdf7382475d51051a03fdc43b32c31eb508893ccfccece34957f9f1 |
pdf-embedded-file | PDF EmbeddedFile object 8 at offset 0x25F2 | 56 bytes |
stream_002_off000003d8.js529357503ec67b623d2a12816cdeea62bd639f2b4ff4e568b01c96cc3f5bfc6f |
decompressed-pdf-stream | PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x3D8 | 1363 bytes |
stream_003_off000005b5.jse985b5df65c8c3cf732a9074b575fbc594c1c7f0bccc0994182ec7e5c0f7308a |
decompressed-pdf-stream | PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x5B5 | 902 bytes |
objstm_0046_00.bin76654a8c7f3db10d22b5fa1d52fd1e1da1b4bd281c96ca56b72ac17ad2ca1c62 |
pdf-objstm-decoded | PDF /ObjStm 46 0 obj (inflated) | 1805 bytes |
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