Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ff63b3ae2eadbb2f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

251.5 KB Created: 2010-04-21 00:46:53 +08:00
MD5: 47a08242747b6435e91bf8c76216897a SHA-1: 1485cc66d16a13628409a6af711a43fcf63fb3b3 SHA-256: ff63b3ae2eadbb2f7ed0fb417bb9659650d406f05ad63ab316a9e99f6faba0d9
128 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and RichMedia (Flash) content, as indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT, PDF_JS, and PDF_RICHMEDIA heuristics. ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35956' strongly suggests malicious intent. The embedded content is likely used to exploit a vulnerability, leading to the execution of a second-stage payload. The absence of readable document body text prevents a more specific determination of the lure.

Heuristics 8

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35956 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35956
  • RichMedia (Flash) high PDF_RICHMEDIA
    PDF contains /RichMedia (Adobe Flash) which is a historic exploit vector (matched inside decoded stream)
  • 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. (matched inside decoded stream)
  • 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. (matched inside decoded stream)
  • Embedded file low PDF_EMBEDDED
    PDF embeds a file attachment — could carry an executable or another weaponised document as a nested payload (matched inside decoded stream)
  • PDF paints image(s) but contains no text operators info PDF_IMAGE_ONLY_LURE
    PDF has 2 image XObject(s) and the content stream contains no text-emitting operators (BT/ET, Tj, TJ, ', ") in either raw bytes or decompressed streams — this is the screenshot-as-PDF pattern used to bypass text-based scanners and to deliver instructions purely through rendered pixels. It is informational unless paired with invisible links or risky URI context.
  • PDF differential parser failed info PDF_DIFFERENTIAL_PARSE_FAILED
    The cross-check parser (pdfminer.six) failed on this file: PDF differential parser failed: PSEOF. Static heuristics still ran and any of their findings above are valid; only the differential cross-check signal is missing.
  • 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://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/photoshop/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/tiff/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/exif/1.0/

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
objstm_0015_00.bin
0bea2f3f6742827130b057b701b07bdcb51c89b49c3509980c44a0392473f8fb
pdf-objstm-decoded PDF /ObjStm 15 0 obj (inflated) 888 bytes