Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3638ef7c69338f29…

MALICIOUS

PDF

4.6 KB Authoring application: Ziixojobouope
MD5: eeea773b387f02cd389b2afa7f6a4293 SHA-1: df8a16615eef14d6d58d81c4d4da3c0c0386371c SHA-256: 3638ef7c69338f29b9eee63f3e55812f4a58b24a73f45aa8262663d8ca5412d7
106 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file was flagged by multiple heuristics, including a high-severity ML classifier and ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7248658-0'. The presence of embedded JavaScript, indicated by the 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT' and 'PDF_JS' heuristics, strongly suggests that the document is designed to execute arbitrary code. This JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, a common technique for dropper malware. The document body contains heavily obfuscated and unreadable text, providing no direct clues about the lure, but the technical indicators are clear.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 3

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7248658-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7248658-0
  • 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.

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0011_000.js
01072c4bc37b874dad0eb6f98a7bff8a2daf59a509f4d548c87ac32051ac17a8
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 11 at offset 0xCB9 1439 bytes