Malicious PDF / .SWA — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 da98c934dbfb9ae5…

MALICIOUS

PDF / .SWA

7.2 KB Authoring application: Bofatezozinefaxfa (via c5673Vogewojixariuawi)
MD5: e5120ce2eaacdc208f874f8f5cb461e9 SHA-1: 639f2573bb9eb16eda96b4dd087c7b104c38af05 SHA-256: da98c934dbfb9ae5d7080929d08478b262029f4eceb28d065e5b0719b300de5b
106 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript T1566.002 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings and the presence of a javascript_obj0011_000.js artifact. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. The JavaScript is likely used to exploit a vulnerability within the PDF reader to execute arbitrary code, a common technique for delivering further malware. The obfuscated nature of the document body and the specific ClamAV detection (Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject) further support this assessment.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9953

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
ca838ab153ea9de4fff1e74bdd0848fd720f71bc6fbee4425be234136cd19b41
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 11 at offset 0x1349 2325 bytes