Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8872259a88e09c5a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.2 KB
MD5: 5edc7a13e8e1fae375d94fb737084331 SHA-1: 836cc768c44ec8e0df0ac0b18c86371e4c78681d SHA-256: 8872259a88e09c5af995bc9bd0d74da9d58dc15d660d3754fef2bcd06ed98c05
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36121' strongly suggests this is a known exploit. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for triggering the exploit, potentially leading to the download or execution of a secondary payload. The document body is unreadable, but the technical indicators point to a malicious exploit delivery.

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
9ee7458466a74e1352e4b5609cfe2eb93718e9fb0cca40821447db3f831c3550
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x9C6 471 bytes