Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4cf0bd2553926cb8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

16.0 KB
MD5: a9f8c5393bb546c7f321e7681ac386d2 SHA-1: 113ece45d23794a7541e32264fd1dd550c1dba31 SHA-256: 4cf0bd2553926cb808db442a2b7d6ef6f0d3858dcc806db1a3e4cdd3425a65f8
106 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file was flagged by multiple heuristics, including a high-confidence ML classifier and ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36324'. The presence of embedded JavaScript, indicated by PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS firings, suggests an attempt to execute malicious code. This JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload, a common technique for initial access.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 3

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36324 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36324
  • 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
fa74dcea9c4d25d9cffe35e3413aa736f87862b01d5f3056a8440142c6520391
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x2D4 15488 bytes