Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ecc9499128c0ad62…

MALICIOUS

PDF

7.3 KB Created: 2010-09-16 18:52:20 Authoring application: Qabifagevafa (via 6940aTiqotezozav)
MD5: 5570d32bbad88cde6ec55c295fa1d8de SHA-1: 3cde1b3ef0f81affc20445c10b0be9fa2b320dec SHA-256: ecc9499128c0ad623cec692b1cb62df8fdd08cffb0369db794061e0d56f28df3
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file was flagged by ClamAV with 'Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject', indicating obfuscated content. Analysis revealed embedded JavaScript, which is often used to deliver malicious payloads. The specific obfuscation technique and the exact nature of the payload could not be fully determined due to the complexity, but the presence of JavaScript and the ClamAV alert strongly suggest an attempt to execute arbitrary code.

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_obj0011_000.js
ff85b44f7d06834e69a161aee8e28b7340c56fef50ee1649100cb6f376ea5386
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 11 at offset 0x1364 2324 bytes