Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1fcd127939c1ae5c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.2 KB
MD5: 8787700cfa23425cf430a73a949397ff SHA-1: 7b2b522e3e06570e36c5a35166c3bace28c1402a SHA-256: 1fcd127939c1ae5c6cd69fd8643de583e4a13beca5bcfd92a3bdb8199f0dec33
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36121' strongly suggests malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the exploit, leading to the download or execution of a secondary payload. The lack of readable document body text means the specific lure cannot be determined, but the technical indicators point to a common PDF exploit delivery mechanism.

Heuristics 3

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36121 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36121
  • 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_obj0007_000.js
612c13bdb9e2a8d8dd2ddfd0c85b489b686aa877c5ded0dd4dfba9439da397e3
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x9C5 432 bytes