Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2d6556f1f7896bb4…

MALICIOUS

PDF

809.3 KB
MD5: f3b9663a01a73c5eca9d6b2a0519049e SHA-1: d7579cc146fb3fe215a83bf36cefbeef96990a91 SHA-256: 2d6556f1f7896bb4b969cf778ba28618e7700e7ae928af49b9a6e869855bf5a4
114 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file was flagged by multiple heuristics, including PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS, indicating the presence and execution of embedded JavaScript. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, as indicated by the 'Pdf.Dropper' ClamAV signature. The document body contained mostly binary garbage, providing no contextual clues about the lure.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9993

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7244125-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7244125-0
  • 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.
  • XFA form low PDF_XFA
    PDF uses XML Forms Architecture — can contain script logic

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
stream_000_off0006d90c.js
dcefc16710d335e69f60cdd8a0e174d43939d02eaa8dd4c6d7ce4ca63f06495b
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x6D90C 289498 bytes