Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2cee97d447a807d0…

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.2 KB
MD5: 8a269173cc1bfa8abe2ab857ecf177fc SHA-1: 1501f05f0a52dc8172d7db380951cf8b6b1262d2 SHA-256: 2cee97d447a807d043b411664331eee4cbddf6d13b9e34ba1653b58d5710e309
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT' and 'PDF_JS' heuristics. The 'ClamAV_DETECTION' heuristic identifies it as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36121', suggesting it's a known exploit. The embedded JavaScript is the primary mechanism for exploitation, likely intended to download and execute a secondary payload. Due to the lack of specific script content and the obfuscated nature of the PDF body, the exact payload and delivery mechanism remain unclear.

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
195e237df5d791ebe2b10139aa6bdd0a0928e5d6e58b344ef2883c108115e2a0
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x9C4 479 bytes