Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 496a3bd45dd04930…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.5 KB
MD5: 5f88486b8c87d7b1c1af358c124b0418 SHA-1: 2a891cd1ba32853e892b73851c73e7c1dec3bb4a SHA-256: 496a3bd45dd0493079331f4f05afce9bd4745c956a2b36018e29139adcf982f0
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File: Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by heuristic firings for PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS. ClamAV detection as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36723 strongly suggests exploitation of a vulnerability within the PDF structure. The embedded JavaScript, which is substantial in size, is likely responsible for executing the malicious payload.

Heuristics 3

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36723 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36723
  • 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
3ed27db7e9dd4375e01b89a82dc319a11f016d288c684471bc8e539ae05810dc
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x369 11719 bytes