Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 de50076c24473f67…

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.2 KB
MD5: 952ddb7a41f7121a848dc741baa61c66 SHA-1: 639692db9fa5d09a1e686463d0164ed54c9582a4 SHA-256: de50076c24473f67ba11529384b815aac36dcacf292d26a2e2d995bb05d4c68c
106 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and a Flash object, indicating an attempt to exploit vulnerabilities. The embedded JavaScript stream, named 'javascript_obj0017_000.js', likely contains obfuscated code that, when executed, attempts to download and run a secondary payload. The presence of a Flash object further suggests exploitation of multimedia vulnerabilities. The file's structure and embedded content point towards a malicious PDF designed for exploitation.

Heuristics 6

  • RichMedia (Flash) high PDF_RICHMEDIA
    PDF contains /RichMedia (Adobe Flash) which is a historic exploit vector
  • unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE
    unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS 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.
  • Embedded file low PDF_EMBEDDED
    PDF embeds a file attachment — could carry an executable or another weaponised document as a nested payload
  • 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 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
exploit.swf
09da31fcb002129249bb529a7f84709739a96f62781db5f4c6d9bf6e4308eb15
pdf-embedded-file PDF EmbeddedFile object 14 at offset 0x4D1 102 bytes
javascript_obj0017_000.js
04de5774d6a9ee651f29cb02ad6041ba0aceaf9b65e86b251e162ea33468c797
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 17 at offset 0x5EB 1283 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).