Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5223b2d2a8271316…

MALICIOUS

PDF

6.6 KB
MD5: e96f01c1cdae85f0fc3c0e9aa788a687 SHA-1: 945dd2550c7b0ec1a955bd851cf0454dd02a16e0 SHA-256: 5223b2d2a8271316e5fd36415242a93b6165c9a847722315d2522bb92756f532
116 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. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, specifically identifying it as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36086'. The embedded JavaScript, although not fully detailed here, is the primary mechanism for exploitation, likely leading to the download and execution of further malicious code. The presence of a long encoded blob and script obfuscation indicators in the static triage further supports this. The document body is unreadable, so the rationale relies on the technical indicators.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 5

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36086 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36086
  • 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.
  • String.fromCharCode low PDF_FROMCHARCODE
    String.fromCharCode found — used to construct payload strings dynamically. Common in benign JavaScript libraries for codepoint manipulation, so this alone is informational; weaponised use is also caught by the dedicated fromCharCode-stage and exploit-shape rules. (matched inside decoded stream)
  • Suspicious extracted artifact info EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGE
    One or more files extracted from inside this sample matched static suspicious-content checks such as script obfuscation, encoded payload blobs, packed data, or execution/download terms.

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0006_000.js
0a33395a8b6fbe90dfdb8e18df6a6cb30f0eb10e24d9611b754e5f6819fea716
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0x143 137518 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).