Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 fe19d1f26cf33885…

MALICIOUS

PDF

45.4 KB
MD5: c4bd6e7e927304f7d3e96c3eeefca627 SHA-1: 68157d719bf94b4521ec0c94478583a7587370f2 SHA-256: fe19d1f26cf3388573be65f63500623010b307b98201a4d26e35278c8cbacf81
114 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload, a common technique for initial access. While specific URLs were extracted, they are not directly indicative of malicious activity, and no specific family could be identified.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9615

Heuristics 5

  • 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.
  • XFA form low PDF_XFA
    PDF uses XML Forms Architecture — can contain script logic
  • Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL
    One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.
    URL http://ns.adobe.com/xdp/
    • http://www.xfa.org/schema/xci/2.6/
    • http://www.xfa.org/schema/xfa-template/2.6/

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0012_000.js
de367eeec0604ea09ae721f56bd386e7ba55ddde84431e1e7cba147f9c494533
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 12 at offset 0xA214 3764 bytes