Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3c431bcbb0778f7a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.2 KB
MD5: a96013d91719b216deb018380dff995f SHA-1: 2aca971a684222165ed12b186c312860363f1d5c SHA-256: 3c431bcbb0778f7a76c336fae87b77428239fb002494bc2437b01dd81083726c
106 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The file is a PDF identified as malicious by ClamAV (Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36723) and a machine learning classifier. It contains embedded JavaScript, indicating an attempt to exploit PDF vulnerabilities and likely download a secondary payload. The specific exploit and payload are not detailed in the provided evidence, leading to an unknown family classification.

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
168b27a30401177e03537043b488cb034f7b2e27a21288a22fd29d270d69e0a3
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x369 11386 bytes