Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d225e3465dd484fc…

MALICIOUS

PDF

7.3 KB
MD5: 812e192086d785315b8808b937322fa1 SHA-1: 728b904ac955fb5c278afecfa2572897dfe1c7fb SHA-256: d225e3465dd484fc648843ef507780e311ea17357eb18d6031e42c07923fe674
238 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File T1059.001 PowerShell T1059.003 Windows Command Shell T1071.001 Web Protocols

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and triggers critical heuristics related to the CVE-2009-0658 exploit, which targets JBIG2Decode functionality in Adobe Reader. This indicates the file is designed to leverage this vulnerability for code execution. The presence of obfuscated JavaScript and a generic heap-spray exploit suggests the primary goal is to download and execute a secondary payload, though the specific payload could not be determined from the static analysis.

Heuristics 8

  • Adobe Reader JBIG2Decode generic heap-spray exploit critical CVE likely CVE_2009_0658_GENERIC_SPRAY
    PDF combines JBIG2Decode image streams with JavaScript heap-spray or decoder scaffolding. This is likely CVE-2009-0658-family Adobe Reader JBIG2 exploitation, but it lacks the stricter Reader-9 version gate or decoded page-word shellcode fingerprint required by the exact rule.
  • JBIG2 + active content high CVE related PDF_JBIG2_ACTIVE_CONTENT
    JBIG2Decode appears with JavaScript/XFA/RichMedia — a related indicator for JBIG2 parser-exploit families including CVE-2021-30860 and CVE-2009-0658, but not a unique CVE fingerprint.
  • 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)
  • JBIG2Decode filter medium PDF_JBIG2
    JBIG2 image decoder present — historically used in zero-click exploits
  • 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
b0fd0c1c7b174db0d4d7b890b58e4a5a4ab297c88ba89f7c2449c3d8f8ba84cb
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0x226 5717 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 4 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).