Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1d25d64646cbb3f5…

MALICIOUS

PDF

40.0 KB
MD5: 2123802954ecec3b5e3431ac3265ae10 SHA-1: ec2cba6b69f9e84a00b034272104a21ad49c7e48 SHA-256: 1d25d64646cbb3f55cd277c236dafd0b36cff4848b5ea4c36fc8d5a29e18e8a5
138 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded and obfuscated JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. ClamAV detections confirm the malicious nature, identifying it as Win.Trojan.Agent-36169. The deobfuscated JavaScript, legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js, likely attempts to download and execute a second-stage payload, a common technique for initial access and further infection. The obfuscated nature of the script and the lack of specific indicators for a known family lead to an 'unknown family' classification.

Heuristics 5

  • ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36169 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Win.Trojan.Agent-36169
  • 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.
  • 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
javascript_obj0008_000.js
4fd48dcb7cd97fb2dc438dbd18ecf00bc19496a944965ad7a0d65b1873d38b86
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0x1E7 2019 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36169
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
6615bafdfca3443f4e226384bdb5b622622cea29fad1cb3aad6a924ef5787e9e
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x9FE 2540 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).