Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 325b8afa332eaf76…

MALICIOUS

PDF

9.9 KB Created: 2009-11-08 08:48:39 Authoring application: rBitUCKIFVxsX (via bxhhEpxQQTEQGMAl)
MD5: 79d3537fef111fdfc9562ce0269cd566 SHA-1: 456d40b468ae6f843ad6321a77b81c570fab3011 SHA-256: 325b8afa332eaf76aad95ef457a89f696905f6755a40746d6ac0d24556c9af1d
78 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The file is a PDF document identified by ClamAV as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35572. Static analysis detected embedded JavaScript, indicating an attempt to exploit a vulnerability within the PDF reader. The JavaScript is obfuscated, but its presence and the ClamAV signature strongly suggest the execution of a malicious payload. The document body contains seemingly random text, offering no contextual clues about the lure.

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35572 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35572
  • 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.
  • Suspicious extracted artifact info EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGE
    One or more files extracted from inside this sample matched static suspicious-content checks such as script obfuscation, encoded payload blobs, packed data, or execution/download terms.

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0007_000.js
ba50b0b9d130779be0d7b558f3518b5f1e02842cb418aa426f141e8656060cb8
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x2EB 8599 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).