Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4635a50400f22970…

MALICIOUS

PDF

10.1 KB
MD5: 0cd42d9e580fdd5a69822ec8cccb6143 SHA-1: a004378d52a2d43bd16b5397db6e2e0d0470b3a4 SHA-256: 4635a50400f22970284ed0bf839af9b9553effd4a05b483affcede5c207843cc
106 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The ML_NYX_PDF_MALICIOUS and ClamAV_DETECTION heuristics confirm its malicious nature, with ClamAV identifying it as Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7256420-0. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, a common technique for PDF-based malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 3

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7256420-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7256420-0
  • 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_obj0035_000.js
315d4d7999d43afda96829dbbd7bab9874fb5f8ec4c5322d5694765731a0ed26
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 35 at offset 0x17E 21800 bytes