Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 45d54174ac051bf1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.3 KB
MD5: 51d4f1f07926b7890aabefba6e3ceb64 SHA-1: 5676dc5cbc9cdd8b3edde5873fd25886b7fb90a8 SHA-256: 45d54174ac051bf189728014af929618f6217e276da73ba4a463e504c485271e
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file was detected by ClamAV as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36121', indicating it contains an exploit. Static analysis revealed embedded JavaScript, which is commonly used in malicious PDFs to deliver second-stage payloads or exploit vulnerabilities. The JavaScript action and embedded JS stream heuristics confirm the presence and potential execution of such code. The lack of readable document body text prevents a more specific determination of the lure, but the exploit and script presence strongly suggest malicious intent.

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
6423abeed97a9fa45b2599b9f648c7398a1e80fd7082b39a81b4426991d08eb9
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0xA81 334 bytes