Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 311c141913fd0ada…

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.3 KB
MD5: a59a6d9d4150497f6e6ad063c526c5f8 SHA-1: 24b1fbd35281fe7b8c85d792d728a216ecba9e66 SHA-256: 311c141913fd0ada08a853f56d6cbcb063fc1a50d02bc7190c950f3fbed51c74
106 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file was flagged by ClamAV as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36121 and a machine learning classifier indicated a high probability of maliciousness. Embedded JavaScript was detected, which is a common technique for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities to download and execute further payloads. The specific exploit used is not detailed, but the presence of JavaScript and the ClamAV signature strongly suggest a malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9999

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
5a301b585a36aa6fab1640637c0d8719ab3fe28deaafcf73b045624407357743
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0xA85 330 bytes