Malicious PDF / .SWA — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d4b638bd659b8afd…

MALICIOUS

PDF / .SWA

6.5 KB Authoring application: Ghamariqegi (via 8ea45Pizoxuafocebi)
MD5: 5dca0e7acb14c75acc3c3d3964b91e19 SHA-1: 83ff79da542faada3a52e25d840bc8e2e65982da SHA-256: d4b638bd659b8afdc196c04117a85b40e25ad951efd2e23113c6ddf63ec10b09
78 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The file is a PDF containing obfuscated JavaScript, as indicated by multiple heuristic firings including ClamAV detection for obfuscated objects. The embedded JavaScript stream, named 'javascript_obj0010_000.js', is the primary indicator of malicious activity. This script is likely designed to download and execute a second-stage payload, a common technique for initial access and further compromise.

Heuristics 4

  • 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.
  • 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_obj0010_000.js
2c5522e807b63b772d04981ce7060edb9be4bf1d8e75e0273768f249d0a5dae4
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 10 at offset 0x11BD 1914 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).