Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e21cea026b4dece5…

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.5 KB
MD5: 2ddf6398dad0308c3d4d10c11718e813 SHA-1: 630711424b05c282a4699d56731b1c964151a880 SHA-256: e21cea026b4dece564f0265b31c8f468f85c2865ceb8e7800e0a2c5b28b5645f
104 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.002 Phishing: Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file exhibits multiple indicators of malicious intent, including the presence of obfuscated JavaScript and the use of ASCIIHexDecode and ASCII85Decode filters, which are commonly employed to hide malicious code. ClamAV also flagged this file as Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing a secondary payload, although its exact function cannot be determined without further analysis.

Heuristics 5

  • ClamAV: Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject
  • ASCIIHexDecode filter (with exploit indicators) medium PDF_FILTER_HEX
    Hex-encoding filter present alongside exploit delivery indicators — often used to hide payload or shellcode bytes
  • 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.
  • ASCII85Decode filter (with exploit indicators) low PDF_FILTER_85
    ASCII85 encoding filter present alongside exploit delivery indicators — uncommon outside of obfuscation