Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e4513321cb1f9a3d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

7.3 KB Authoring application: Tooqimeqipigafara (via 040a4Renizaxizo)
MD5: 70dd49cef87e8ddb3d2ea5f0eed000c6 SHA-1: c120e0c1d1548c530ca1fb99fe4daa4aaeea7848 SHA-256: e4513321cb1f9a3de3fae9c1b06d04405571993f09d2e5950fa6e98269bdefc2
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious Link

The file is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, as indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. ClamAV also flagged it with Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject, suggesting obfuscation techniques common in malicious PDFs. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the malicious payload, potentially exploiting a known PDF vulnerability to achieve this. The exact intent of the script is unclear due to obfuscation, but its presence in a malicious PDF strongly suggests it's used for delivering further malware or facilitating an exploit.

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_obj0010_000.js
b53e27bbdeba8c818850cc3826b3d643c06114ca0ccd161a827d53f8e26598c4
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 10 at offset 0x130D 2214 bytes