Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 caee07ebc3ee3d99…

MALICIOUS

PDF

167.8 KB Created: 2008-03-03 17:06:20 +08:00 Authoring application: Advanced PDF Repair: http://www.pdf-repair.com
MD5: 9b516faea07f031f371c90d1ade4f4da SHA-1: 073a30365ffb4c410cff0b96238ddeead661f8bc SHA-256: caee07ebc3ee3d99283746bd0b195ac71cd9b10aee22f6d31f1f79cf414744ad
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1071.001 Web Protocols

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript with an eval() call, indicating obfuscated code execution. ClamAV detected this as malware, specifically Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject. The embedded JavaScript stream (stream_008_off00028471.js) is the primary indicator of malicious activity, likely serving as a downloader for further malicious content. The presence of XFA forms and JavaScript actions are common in exploit-laden PDFs.

Heuristics 9

  • ClamAV: Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject
  • eval() call high PDF_EVAL
    eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (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.
  • Embedded file low PDF_EMBEDDED
    PDF embeds a file attachment — could carry an executable or another weaponised document as a nested payload
  • XFA form low PDF_XFA
    PDF uses XML Forms Architecture — can contain script logic
  • PDF differential parser failed info PDF_DIFFERENTIAL_PARSE_FAILED
    The cross-check parser (pdfminer.six) failed on this file: PDF differential parser failed: PSEOF. Static heuristics still ran and any of their findings above are valid; only the differential cross-check signal is missing.
  • 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.
  • 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://www.pdf-repair.com
    • http://www.pdf-repair.com)/Producer(Advanced
    • http://www.pdf-repair.com)/ModDate(D:20100404092506+08
    • http://www.pdf-repair.com)/ModDate(D:20100404093132+08
    • http://www.pdf-repair.com)/ModDate(D:20100404093243+08
    • http://www.pdf-repair.com)/ModDate(D:20100404093525+08
    • http://www.pdf-repair.com)/ModDate(D:20100404093601+08
    • http://www.pdf-repair.com)/ModDate(D:20100404094947+08
    • http://www.pdf-repair.com)/ModDate(D:20100404095117+08
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml
    • http://www.xfa.org/schema/xfa-data/1.0/
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
stream_008_off00028471.js
2fe85b93fb9b41eb8a33b9e59056e1b5da436c9a40c19deb91141a24d573bd72
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x28471 18211 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).