Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1c94d4ba295ab719…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.4 KB
MD5: 452ad21ab9806ffb6a15710804be9181 SHA-1: 2b9ca2b6491a6739dafc9a300e4136ab3b48ab4b SHA-256: 1c94d4ba295ab719773da9801b7ba54c9221c53cea38257789cf51b60f232c9d
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The file is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, identified by multiple heuristics as malicious. ClamAV detections indicate it's a known exploit targeting PDF vulnerabilities. The embedded JavaScript is the likely mechanism for delivering a secondary payload, as suggested by the 'Pdf.Exploit.Pdfka-9' signature.

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36722 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36722
  • 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
a61734d53efe8c3ee85079efaf6af59065eb219af24015499953a91daebaccb7
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x369 11631 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Pdfka-9
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely