Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e20097061e4ecdca…

MALICIOUS

PDF

5.6 KB
MD5: 20d871a5197d2ccd176c7def42fa4d35 SHA-1: 306da75ccdbed65f39ea8e1c77850ccf460c2844 SHA-256: e20097061e4ecdca2910db5ef1e849a866b8ac6b02b418d61b06ff964bf9acb5
106 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File: Malicious File

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and a RichMedia (Flash) object, indicating an attempt to exploit vulnerabilities. The embedded JavaScript stream, named 'javascript_obj0017_000.js', likely contains malicious code designed to download and execute a secondary payload. The presence of `unescape()` and JavaScript actions further supports this conclusion. The file's primary purpose appears to be delivering and executing further malicious content.

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
embedded_file_obj0014.bin
1e572c0cee3141cda3199ea6e7a5367bd695a3da087badab1ef6cc7957fd6a58
pdf-embedded-file PDF EmbeddedFile object 14 at offset 0x48C 2265 bytes
javascript_obj0017_000.js
76b7484d0dff836785d2f265de0f335137192fcf63688240f57577e780dfb1fe
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 17 at offset 0xE19 1673 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).