Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f5fe4785ad66e3b6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

28.3 KB
MD5: ba5305a1827e4a301d61b7bdfc698317 SHA-1: 05ceac76a1fd28d9f08bd28c9573afb43bfa8430 SHA-256: f5fe4785ad66e3b67414eda7b360eabc82f21f97080123f5253b0cd07416e1fd
126 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1559.002 Component Object Model Hijacking

The PDF file was flagged for containing embedded Flash content and JavaScript actions, indicating a potential exploit delivery mechanism. The ClamAV detection 'Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject' further supports its malicious nature. The embedded artifact 'KOuKWkxlCLGrA.swf' is the primary indicator of compromise.

Heuristics 6

  • ClamAV: Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject
  • RichMedia (Flash) high PDF_RICHMEDIA
    PDF contains /RichMedia (Adobe Flash) which is a historic exploit vector
  • 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.
  • Embedded file low PDF_EMBEDDED
    PDF embeds a file attachment — could carry an executable or another weaponised document as a nested payload
  • Suspicious extracted artifact info EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGE
    One or more files extracted from inside this sample matched static suspicious-content checks such as script obfuscation, encoded payload blobs, packed data, or execution/download terms.

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
KOuKWkxlCLGrA.swf
767382813fc770c9716554c3266b22eee1636037ca964af05acf6ff66db4a27d
pdf-embedded-file PDF EmbeddedFile object 16 at offset 0x63A 26993 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.98, consistent with packed or encrypted content.