Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4bbaaab88460e48a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

388.4 KB
MD5: 49a6e8368dab8e94007ca4aab8e670dc SHA-1: 7ccab88990026426f2a834a56a0912962276fe2e SHA-256: 4bbaaab88460e48ab882a821786624fa0c0ae0522a5c03132d527be334c947fa
156 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and utilizes ASCIIHexDecode filters, indicating an attempt to exploit vulnerabilities. ClamAV detections confirm this is a malicious PDF, likely Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36175. The embedded JavaScript object, javascript_obj0008_000.js, is the primary artifact used to deliver the malicious payload, suggesting it downloads and executes a secondary stage.

Heuristics 5

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36175 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36175
  • 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.
  • ASCIIHexDecode filter (with exploit indicators) medium PDF_FILTER_HEX
    Hex-encoding filter present alongside exploit delivery indicators — often used to hide payload or shellcode bytes
  • 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_obj0008_000.js
a86f8f1f1d679065449fc495e3ca28a895219d61cd96f4515ac2975d0d9a2731
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0x1E7 132308 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36175
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely