Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 24c1cd27a4440714…

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.3 KB
MD5: 926a0e91b0c9b2782f2720e8d5f0df91 SHA-1: 0170b62f3bda8806b1a17e3409718f94979389af SHA-256: 24c1cd27a4440714c25e491c26b3724e83b3d6beada5922891c21420f4a88f6c
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. ClamAV detected this file as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36121, suggesting it's a known exploit. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the malicious payload, although its specific actions are not detailed in the provided evidence. The lack of readable document body text and the nature of the heuristics point towards a delivery mechanism rather than a social engineering lure.

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
bd8232abd048ebabcc0aa1f443d517545af537f1233259f1c56ef86417fb1877
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0xA87 321 bytes