Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d74126eaf6a0ebf7…

MALICIOUS

PDF

45.2 KB
MD5: 5092c98ac68abe055ba0f6b63409fca6 SHA-1: 0c2fa88e526be02d04ae0ce5ca8df4101e0374b2 SHA-256: d74126eaf6a0ebf7814ce90cbb96316db5cd12876ef8bf4f696123293191669b
84 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The ClamAV detection 'Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject' further suggests malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing malicious code, potentially downloading further payloads or exploiting vulnerabilities. The presence of XFA form elements (PDF_XFA) is also noted, which can sometimes be used in conjunction with JavaScript for exploitation.

Heuristics 5

  • 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.
  • XFA form low PDF_XFA
    PDF uses XML Forms Architecture — can contain script logic
  • 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://ns.adobe.com/xdp/
    • http://www.xfa.org/schema/xci/2.6/
    • http://www.xfa.org/schema/xfa-template/2.6/

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0012_000.js
8ef75c25289a6d1894d3f59df576d0794c3ea926124d912941ececb6781e2578
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 12 at offset 0xA1EF 3658 bytes