Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c644f91c9a645e39…

MALICIOUS

PDF

1.5 KB
MD5: 21e8bf8c00e2aff5916807cdd65db4ed SHA-1: 242d0ba53b3382c9eac38c7763e21763b3b10565 SHA-256: c644f91c9a645e39fadb9bfa08555f29f8210aa826a203bde0212d1107a2f84e
118 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains obfuscated JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT, PDF_JS, and PDF_UNESCAPE heuristics. The ClamAV detection further confirms its malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript file, javascript_obj0006_000.js, is likely responsible for executing the malicious payload. The exact functionality of the script is obscured, but its presence within a PDF and the associated heuristics strongly suggest it's designed to exploit vulnerabilities or deliver further malware.

Heuristics 5

  • ClamAV: Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject
  • unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE
    unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (matched inside decoded stream)
  • 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.
  • 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 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0006_000.js
a41491c26b076b864a3b207123b6ea9575785e397bba94361e0f43041ff57aee
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0x1B0 365 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).