Malicious PDF / .SWA — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f3ba23a3741ad7d3…

MALICIOUS

PDF / .SWA

6.7 KB Created: 2010-09-03 08:30:37 Authoring application: Xijokanilohova (via c3d5bKmgxaloxaxgi)
MD5: 176064e404903bb05b6b0268df32cab9 SHA-1: 21fb7b70c574d1a5ccd54de7b989d492d929d129 SHA-256: f3ba23a3741ad7d3920f1a584fe149420ae1e1bb258a09dee17f79f20159ba43
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The ClamAV detection of 'Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject' further supports its malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload, a common technique for malware delivery. Due to the obfuscated nature of the PDF content and lack of specific indicators for a known family, the family is classified as unknown.

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
d75aba2bc241d027161697fa7aada0bf45c7afe5b58fce1bb0bf66350349f123
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 11 at offset 0x1208 1983 bytes