Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c1236b88bc57199c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

45.5 KB
MD5: e08f444cf5010ae527e33ffd64249b64 SHA-1: e1004f940a54e99d1a4c40bda0fc820e18e8f6dd SHA-256: c1236b88bc57199c300240cc6626e90ef4d3f2e9a38b114d81450c730eebc0bd
116 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection further confirm its malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, a common technique for initial access. The presence of XFA form elements also suggests a potentially complex document structure designed to facilitate exploitation.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9595

Heuristics 5

  • 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.
  • XFA form low PDF_XFA
    PDF uses XML Forms Architecture — can contain script logic
  • Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL
    One 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://ns.adobe.com/xdp/
    • http://www.xfa.org/schema/xci/2.6/
    • http://www.xfa.org/schema/xfa-template/2.6/

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0012_000.js
f18465dd1e98d92a9b13e8cec05315987a821c5cb45b3e360d4df83106781195
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 12 at offset 0xA1F9 3888 bytes