Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1c7d052bbba5ba9e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.3 KB
MD5: 57790ef98e11bc64f07c05948e9ab17a SHA-1: ef08e81d6ec3d5631a675253f616915a6c92894c SHA-256: 1c7d052bbba5ba9ed58c6ca90782e282ef9a522ca8bb976b64595dd624606bb5
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204 Malicious Link

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings and the presence of an extracted JS file. ClamAV detections further confirm its malicious nature, identifying it as a PDF exploit. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the exploit and delivering a secondary payload.

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36365 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36365
  • ClamAV detection on extracted artifact critical EXTRACTED_FILE_CLAMAV
    ClamAV flagged at least one file extracted from inside this sample. Even when the wrapping document carries no AV detection of its own, a hit on the carved artifact is a strong indicator the sample is a delivery vehicle.
  • 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.

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0076_000.js
7cbbe9ee86e345e1ab385f37ded396b10ae22b4f4657300ff312b05433915daa
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x369 11516 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36364
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely