Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 59eb2fde5dfadd09…

MALICIOUS

PDF

373.6 KB
MD5: 6f8bb826d522bd7afeed0c6b88422183 SHA-1: 99ec760f53f5c74995ed404d5c3b9e9fb523f09d SHA-256: 59eb2fde5dfadd09bf1bfb0297f3eee553a91be0d8df5e12d82a31001b466e28
156 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and utilizes ASCIIHexDecode filters, indicating an attempt to exploit vulnerabilities. ClamAV detections confirm this, identifying the file as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36175. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the malicious payload.

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
2024549db61c1cf1e6c143157e48909bd3806dbb3d492a00c5bd87ebb66ca787
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0x1E7 127268 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36175
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely