Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 360dec208269b1ca…

MALICIOUS

PDF

6.1 KB Authoring application: Favib rela (via Pipnolpamok)
MD5: 549531e5af86ac5ac5e9eba8e2e3eee5 SHA-1: 0d500e788fccfae7cfe2eeda6737deb1a6fcdf07 SHA-256: 360dec208269b1ca9b75e831f85c6373900598d1a545811aba3250db5b8c8703
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The file is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, as indicated by multiple heuristic firings and the presence of a javascript_obj0015_000.js artifact. ClamAV detections (Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36174) confirm its malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for exploiting a vulnerability within the PDF reader to execute arbitrary code, leading to the observed malicious behavior.

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36174 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36174
  • ClamAV detection on extracted artifact critical EXTRACTED_FILE_CLAMAV
    ClamAV flagged at least one file extracted from inside this sample. Even when the wrapping document carries no AV detection of its own, a hit on the carved artifact is a strong indicator the sample is a delivery vehicle.
  • 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_obj0015_000.js
d2679f3f15d6e025ee8c17fa18b94c5a0f309ff0925fe97138da94e5b5bbdf34
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 15 at offset 0x1281 1504 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36174
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely