Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 dbda4d4a7adf61f3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

1.57 MB Created: 2010-05-07 23:19:26 +02:00
MD5: a67d975f8859c4b419564debe34c7492 SHA-1: 28c72e78fc7d65777a6c13a5f502905969b72671 SHA-256: dbda4d4a7adf61f39916cb3e3b794b686ccd887548a4800940bfbf4b38fa31d9
68 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and a heuristic firing indicates a potential exploit related to CVE-2018-4990, which affects JPXDecode. This suggests the document is designed to leverage this vulnerability to execute malicious code. The embedded JavaScript likely attempts to download and execute a second-stage payload, although the exact mechanism is obscured by the PDF structure. The presence of an external URI, though benign, is noted.

Heuristics 7

  • JPXDecode + active content — JPEG2000 CVE-family indicator high CVE related PDF_JPX_CVE_2018_4990_RELATED
    PDF uses /JPXDecode (JPEG2000) alongside JavaScript, XFA, or RichMedia indicators. This matches the delivery pattern for Adobe Reader JPEG2000 parser exploit families, including CVE-2018-4990, but does not prove the exact malformed JP2/JPX primitive.
  • 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. (matched inside decoded stream)
  • 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. (matched inside decoded stream)
  • Embedded file low PDF_EMBEDDED
    PDF embeds a file attachment — could carry an executable or another weaponised document as a nested payload (matched inside decoded stream)
  • External URI info PDF_URI
    PDF contains an external URL action
  • 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.
  • 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://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/

Extracted artifacts 28

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
stream_002_off0000071f.js
2dabeabb98e96415174f1c953dfac1b7432a0405a962abde8c2f669f6cde538b
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x71F 7595 bytes
stream_023_off00006cc4.bin
ddc9624e22d24b6fd35f08e76eb9dfce8e65e90a6d5703faadd103c7c85ba30d
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x6CC4 884736 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.71, consistent with packed or encrypted content.
stream_024_off000ca866.bin
cc59f71a59de4d2aaf0eb5d101d36f7b7237afb0c6796a81beef8e1813c50a54
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0xCA866 38400 bytes
stream_025_off000ce957.bin
d981c7fd42d6f529ec52ce75a7ef8417fcd76b92556a3064ef466a8635a50d64
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0xCE957 38912 bytes
stream_026_off000d2a88.bin
fd7e28fd809ffa6cf6e997df184379e168fe8b9df3c6334714e63a37aca9a9e8
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0xD2A88 38912 bytes
stream_027_off000d6d0e.bin
93fb4767fb7afae62f0fcf6adf56cc49171d758c3ba55d7d87ed498096e56f0f
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0xD6D0E 38912 bytes
stream_028_off000daefc.bin
e40448ab927a1280156d53f18b41342b333758e51ac58fbe746ecd3351293271
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0xDAEFC 38400 bytes
stream_029_off000defc9.bin
993759daba1831808368208ca745e39492048b7b638f28ee2f5df3f20ca457c6
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0xDEFC9 38912 bytes
stream_030_off000e3175.bin
b52e867643a8504a6106d84aec7340fb815f5c385a249a88df34bd990ddfb280
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0xE3175 39424 bytes
stream_031_off000e7369.bin
8323edfa4033a930a31c63fd5a91b0c6528d3876bc1b282d6bc8e409266b10bf
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0xE7369 38400 bytes
stream_032_off000eb488.bin
6a510337ad3fe7c484da6ab5de692f944b5a93e2542cf6ef8f56f52b60cd2906
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0xEB488 38912 bytes
stream_033_off000ef660.bin
b312edfa9878c7c12230b6c66eb6fd47282e6c43dd84a1a077d1c97a2f7f4c06
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0xEF660 38400 bytes
stream_034_off000f36c8.bin
bcefc973e989e11855a6640d69ecefe513182c89d66fea0d713ed9594fd02329
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0xF36C8 38912 bytes
stream_035_off000f77f3.bin
fda0f2abf4306e988219e7e424bdc3cde3ca9baf1a7c39d1a0340c1a26bc1974
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0xF77F3 37888 bytes
stream_036_off000fb77f.bin
15c748b3332f95be96d6c80e4ee13a2b950dd0c44f2c64251eff518e80b722b8
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0xFB77F 38912 bytes
stream_037_off000ff85a.bin
01865dc80cc6600de889e0b050f3a746ecc06d2faae0c8f1664c45acb5835e4d
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0xFF85A 37888 bytes
stream_038_off00103897.bin
c5b0144d6430f863196dc722ec2d209701335c5559061b1d93361438dd69187a
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x103897 38400 bytes
stream_039_off001078fe.bin
ee9528778c8034c57b31b70b7614999c859244f251bdf2c15473558c7bcb26af
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x1078FE 38912 bytes
stream_040_off0010baa3.bin
34f73432f2f556664b35b49a08196f8ca6d539269a59d14f96d7e4b923b67b5c
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x10BAA3 39424 bytes
stream_041_off0010fcbd.bin
e884496564c3d0217e728da55e48edee5ca0696c62c23410f8441f49292e0e83
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x10FCBD 37888 bytes
stream_042_off00113c2b.bin
8368f0a470dd1de12f2a7377b34596cac29ea826462b746777fbd40eacedd75d
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x113C2B 37888 bytes
stream_043_off00117c53.bin
86878ea171854cfc372bdf18acc98406b37ae32bb37a1a677ef5dce74385999c
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x117C53 38400 bytes
stream_044_off0011bc77.bin
38d93406d840e2b5ecad6e08db465b60025dd0f0cdfd67a90476a7f7a645a00a
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x11BC77 37888 bytes
stream_045_off0011fc91.bin
f6c6e21a2e3a91a9ec1d0f188ad2e856359adf2b99d381125226e8d637258946
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x11FC91 39936 bytes
stream_046_off00123ec5.bin
b3eb83d97960abe9abeba199708182087191bb7ade253ad9ea1c29b52e13394b
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x123EC5 38912 bytes
stream_047_off0012802f.bin
9db5148c40943c5c334f86572efb32943141a059863b85395dcd1abd5e2dc81f
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x12802F 38400 bytes
font_00_cff_off00003ce7.bin
171dc0e7fe15c9747b9035df78e9d35fd59fa4e0fe668beb594c61f0ec10ef88
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (cff) at offset 0x3CE7 3209 bytes
font_01_cff_off00004a54.bin
114bf501e79c7dc6ba4078f26a6f35c386fac12ff7fe59758fc97a0ed4cb586a
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (cff) at offset 0x4A54 1699 bytes