Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 842e70922c08b313…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.2 KB
MD5: 9076aa2ccee02b1a423270c0623f7354 SHA-1: 4581dfe6d209829e5fd113996c1d3e0596426c00 SHA-256: 842e70922c08b313b6428d6325f070f6675cf87b3ea9ab49abf24f6c7c2efa23
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. ClamAV detection confirms its malicious nature, identifying it as Win.Trojan.Agent-36281. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to exploit vulnerabilities within the PDF reader or to download and execute a secondary payload.

Heuristics 3

  • ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36281 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Win.Trojan.Agent-36281
  • 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
5ed1da59b1222006b00e3b57e99dcd1acdc2c18d11fb568b8943ef68f7322623
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x369 11408 bytes