Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 fd32edecc3c2e5d9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

5.8 KB
MD5: 365a1ea6695313beac42c232876c21c5 SHA-1: 7de7fccfe562216b3f152026911a5e03768005f2 SHA-256: fd32edecc3c2e5d9856ac63137bba94ec7d64630c7f2c1f34a88175f708ec1e3
106 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File: Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The JavaScript stream, named 'javascript_obj0017_000.js', is obfuscated using unescape() calls, a common technique for hiding malicious code. The presence of RichMedia (Flash) and an embedded file further suggests a multi-stage attack. The script's likely intent is to download and execute a second-stage payload, leveraging the PDF vulnerability.

Heuristics 6

  • RichMedia (Flash) high PDF_RICHMEDIA
    PDF contains /RichMedia (Adobe Flash) which is a historic exploit vector
  • unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE
    unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits
  • 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 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
embedded_file_obj0014.bin
b996e1cbe6184fdc35708b79d833d8762273909bc441eb21bad1c93ddfaebacc
pdf-embedded-file PDF EmbeddedFile object 14 at offset 0x4D4 2372 bytes
javascript_obj0017_000.js
6b623da6e0763a3ef8fab4c5579f0ec4f2446b96f6c0e0eebf65e7799cd01217
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 17 at offset 0xECC 1659 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).