Malicious PDF / .SWA — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d51db13eec06986f…

MALICIOUS

PDF / .SWA

7.8 KB Created: 2010-09-21 20:42:51 Authoring application: Doxifajahigjobe (via 17d7fTomawaliuepizi)
MD5: 4d7b2d029e5e91fe884655d9ef03857a SHA-1: 257136cbd28ea113244eb2ca2d4faed9dd766ea8 SHA-256: d51db13eec06986f76f546d5ef99f2405e10c38fe11ac35cbed661cd39b7e3ee
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT' and 'PDF_JS' heuristics. ClamAV also flagged it with 'Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject', suggesting a known malicious pattern. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to exploit a vulnerability within the PDF reader to execute arbitrary code, which is a common technique for delivering further malware. The exact intent of the script could not be fully determined due to obfuscation.

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
9106999da8553f6c6b05a4ae46a0e61bbc3c0afca5556084b61a1c3623a2a08e
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 11 at offset 0x133F 3122 bytes