Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c130dc5035eb074a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

45.2 KB
MD5: 599bd8193217cd2ebb662924b4416009 SHA-1: 01bd2176300c56b70b55224795004b69155493e4 SHA-256: c130dc5035eb074a275cdb5d42aa37653872fa1881f2f99245d174d3901c2816
84 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. ClamAV also flagged it as Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject, suggesting malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely downloads and executes a second-stage payload, though its exact function is obscured. The presence of XFA form elements further supports the possibility of complex, potentially malicious, document structures.

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
fa3bcb5dfbdfae57abdc62d84a1e41c30409e68725a0cb592763005eca255e77
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 12 at offset 0xA1F2 3588 bytes