Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 25151e1217c3541f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

389.1 KB
MD5: dcba8e7e06ee88cb266d7d46074882ac SHA-1: 6a8742f06669a72ceaab1fe5ec6e2b5b142594a4 SHA-256: 25151e1217c3541febce0ad67a5bd95d0066efe9e47fcb177b13fe67c8c3b507
186 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The file is identified as a malicious PDF by multiple heuristics, including a critical ClamAV detection and an ML classifier. The presence of embedded JavaScript and the use of ASCIIHexDecode filters suggest an attempt to obfuscate and execute malicious code, likely exploiting a PDF vulnerability. The ClamAV detection name 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36175' is included as a primary IOC.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9999

Heuristics 5

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36175 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36175
  • 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.
  • ASCIIHexDecode filter (with exploit indicators) medium PDF_FILTER_HEX
    Hex-encoding filter present alongside exploit delivery indicators — often used to hide payload or shellcode bytes
  • 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_obj0008_000.js
211e46d853ca16f9906dee0a07025f621dd06a5a7dbfbf350408e67df260f4b4
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0x1E7 132542 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36175
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely