Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2fedd42a7c661ecb…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.2 KB
MD5: afd68ebad0b92f519ed131ace4194404 SHA-1: df8f3f01a84b6b78be42746fa37c7e4d123f6a3d SHA-256: 2fedd42a7c661ecbd685b8a2e3e16756e307de990110275fcdf21132dd71ed10
106 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204 Malicious File T1204.002 Malicious File: User Execution: Malicious File

The file is identified as a malicious PDF by multiple heuristics, including a high-severity ML classifier and ClamAV detection. The presence of embedded JavaScript, indicated by PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS firings, suggests an attempt to execute malicious code upon opening the document. This is consistent with exploiting PDF vulnerabilities to deliver a secondary payload, as suggested by the ClamAV detection name 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36723'.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 3

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36723 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36723
  • 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
8ac7d88c9a407564936b555a6ba4a5ad3892b86555c08262707f9a7ea66affca
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x369 11407 bytes