Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1ff37bdd0ea8f324…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 1008-01-01 Authoring application: 3154
MD5: fb4e7ba175a840431ed4899129a7dbee SHA-1: b70c95c89e705abce694cc47760e64c20b15465b SHA-256: 1ff37bdd0ea8f3241e187e974af5fbce175d4ee1d659290c7954c60bee7a0e34
126 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. The extracted JavaScript file, 'javascript_obj0013_001.js', is flagged as suspicious due to obfuscation, pointing towards its role in downloading and executing a secondary payload. The embedded JavaScript is the primary mechanism for exploitation.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014
  • Suspicious extracted artifact medium 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.
  • 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_obj0013_001.js
3d6bb18e1101d755448bff379e1075dfe89c290550bb0d099d17cbba6bd2ca25
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4785 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 10 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 3 long hex-escaped blob(s).