Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 422f2185c997afc4…

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.2 KB
MD5: bde61360b35d45649767444fd14d96fb SHA-1: b9a7644ed1b9c91dd0da1aeca483346b40eeb319 SHA-256: 422f2185c997afc4c57aea9f1244c84e03cacd7556527fbe06e66218543036d1
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. ClamAV detected this as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36121, suggesting it's a known exploit. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing malicious code, potentially downloading a second-stage payload. However, the script content was not provided, limiting the ability to reconstruct specific IOCs or definitively determine the family.

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
55d588eadb5c663d668bfb64633374433330bd132f09126d9dcf06a93f6ec0e8
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x9C4 470 bytes