Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c9d71dafba186b95…

MALICIOUS

PDF

7.5 KB Authoring application: Jgaxivakafowizasi (via f202eUohosicilab)
MD5: f4161bb47a0c58dfdc302a36f03c4dcd SHA-1: ddf17b9ecf8c52e1dc091ef551091d42f348b34d SHA-256: c9d71dafba186b95aa9c1a480e83b4411ea92c98476aa4369fbbaf5d530558b8
106 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing malicious code, potentially downloading further payloads or exploiting vulnerabilities within the PDF reader.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9954

Heuristics 3

  • 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.

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0011_000.js
c35f939b8b08b4458e4f2307d4bfd0afc23546c955e11c1da88e87302e40c9b0
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 11 at offset 0x1358 3029 bytes