Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 41edc0f963b098f9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.3 KB
MD5: 78400a60e2b62a5f0bffdc77145fa8b0 SHA-1: 296220a561fc6e223d4bf6d90fdf8353612767f6 SHA-256: 41edc0f963b098f98f4cfb7ad7c8653172a463235a16c999194c4fb3c462c455
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File: Malicious File

The file is identified as a malicious PDF by ClamAV, with specific detections for 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36365' and 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36364'. Static analysis revealed embedded JavaScript, indicating an attempt to exploit vulnerabilities within the PDF reader. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing a malicious payload.

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36365 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36365
  • 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_obj0076_000.js
b5bf36c7305c8c596f896b5fe9048d4306940eb0441db922992126e5061199f8
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x369 11533 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36364
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely