Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4e1ae15b05fd750b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.3 KB
MD5: 325152d21166414b9538bc71d13281ee SHA-1: 8ab084e9de7b56d1e35ef4db903e9d1cc90a5be5 SHA-256: 4e1ae15b05fd750b587231b04c53dd72da506c30983763c2696af0b8a96bb343
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36121' strongly suggests exploitation of a known PDF vulnerability. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing a malicious payload, although its specific actions are not detailed in the provided evidence. The lack of readable document body text and the nature of the heuristics point towards a delivery mechanism for further exploitation.

Heuristics 3

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36121 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36121
  • 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_obj0007_000.js
5e995be98e8d4cbc168c2859fa32bfe526fa365a9054988d64d4b62955a0ba3d
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0xA89 377 bytes