Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 69fb21cf24f9d415…

MALICIOUS

PDF

6.1 KB Authoring application: Favib rela (via Pipnolpamok)
MD5: 38864204601f1abf170e114dc4aac0c5 SHA-1: c73abc9dacffbe2942247e11182585056364f6c3 SHA-256: 69fb21cf24f9d41568dac8e601f688c54a8062105e9d300418264e7300a58d8d
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.007 JavaScript T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings and the presence of a javascript_obj0015_000.js artifact. This script is designed to exploit a vulnerability and download a secondary payload. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36174' further confirms the malicious nature of the file and its exploit capabilities.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36174 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36174
  • 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.
  • 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_obj0015_000.js
d2679f3f15d6e025ee8c17fa18b94c5a0f309ff0925fe97138da94e5b5bbdf34
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 15 at offset 0x1281 1504 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36174
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely