Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 23ed125e137508c5…

MALICIOUS

PDF

16.3 KB
MD5: d39e1a37e7e5350d258c5bceefe0986b SHA-1: 036801aa8c682fa7a1b4eae7d2af37e12dd424c9 SHA-256: 23ed125e137508c5f1e20ead2c29d7dbfaef680069ebdba2b9ec542e093a0e0c
106 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF was flagged by multiple heuristics, including a high-severity ML classifier and critical ClamAV detection, indicating malicious intent. The presence of embedded JavaScript, detected as a PDF_JAVASCRIPT action and JS stream, suggests the file attempts to execute code. ClamAV identified the file as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36324, pointing towards an exploit targeting PDF vulnerabilities.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 3

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36324 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36324
  • 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
a50ae4bf797758e4193519064f1a54a49f2edfa9b974bee9b8d068f53dd2b3f8
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x2D4 15731 bytes