Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f5a1ab570d26dbfb…

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.5 KB
MD5: 5456ff8d078b032039372b1503e5c463 SHA-1: b1ab1f8911837c7cc864ec2644bc98bb930cc346 SHA-256: f5a1ab570d26dbfb170ca42829cee439668d54c55438d4aaf491e2f410023346
104 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/Shell Scripting: JavaScript T1566.002 Phishing: Spearphishing Attachment T1027 Obfuscated Files or Information: Obfuscated Files

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and utilizes ASCIIHexDecode and ASCII85Decode filters, indicating obfuscation and potential exploit delivery. ClamAV also flagged it as Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject. The presence of JavaScript actions and streams strongly suggests an attempt to execute malicious code, likely to download and run a secondary payload.

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