Malicious PDF / .PHP — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4168bb3cf389d730…

MALICIOUS

PDF / .PHP

3.2 KB
MD5: 5b7c2ba8d4714373edea053c90fe7695 SHA-1: 5d96085dc7256af4017f42f01a8d93bcf230fda4 SHA-256: 4168bb3cf389d730ccd9b60e3957cc0e48d5755dcb50584f863ee0e78a5fee5b
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The file is identified as malicious by ClamAV with the signature Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36121. Static analysis revealed embedded JavaScript within the PDF, indicating an attempt to exploit vulnerabilities. The JavaScript action and embedded JS stream heuristics further support this. The exact payload or exploit mechanism is not fully discernible due to potential obfuscation, but the presence of JavaScript strongly suggests an attack pattern involving code execution.

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
a272c9c60f322edd810331d7e9c013097cc2b5515a4977d5a3244382cca7609d
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x9CB 469 bytes