Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d6c357b894f740e8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

7.0 KB
MD5: 631e2186f4bba3e4767caf780b312dfe SHA-1: 290ff017a8c49aae340cd1beace6ceff86d92333 SHA-256: d6c357b894f740e8c91e7ed0ab36b9a520501251cab598bc0c178237623c3880
238 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains obfuscated JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. Critical heuristics like CVE_2009_0658_GENERIC_SPRAY and ClamAV's Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject confirm the malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript is likely designed to exploit a known vulnerability in older versions of Adobe Reader, leading to arbitrary code execution.

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
63eb44ca6a822bf7296fe69916a047beb6fed221728d999c94c6046db87b9185
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0x232 5600 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 4 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).