Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 47763312be9020dd…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.2 KB
MD5: c16e7ab871953693de6424df32d6d6dc SHA-1: 22799202b850bc9c665abdd416514bbd7b226cb1 SHA-256: 47763312be9020ddc1e8cf25ca453b95f7d64e68f1578fd60e644fcd04f39f62
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file was flagged as malicious by multiple engines, including a high-confidence ML classifier and ClamAV, which identified it as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36365. Embedded JavaScript streams were detected, indicating the likely execution of an exploit. The primary attack pattern involves leveraging this embedded script to achieve initial compromise.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

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
aa68094f7b8dc0119097fd1ce562efdd420722fce4373bb3a7a1ea578f4185d9
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x369 11419 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36364
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely