Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 43c0a6f5ed08bd17…

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.3 KB
MD5: f88244e255563e8c76b5b597cdd6d999 SHA-1: ce7e92d304f83f772cfa2e5445c5f2c9cac7365e SHA-256: 43c0a6f5ed08bd170bcc1ac4bfec15a9b2b93a56d5627fc3afe9f11c953ab643
106 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The file is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, as indicated by multiple heuristic firings and the presence of a javascript_obj0007_000.js artifact. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, specifically an exploit targeting PDF vulnerabilities. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9999

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
7d6a19ba4312df938276b3bcc83135c9edb2e166fba1b0e298bff597bb11e8ef
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0xA86 372 bytes