Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 88e26808d38988f3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

6.1 KB Authoring application: Favib rela (via Pipnolpamok)
MD5: 2cfea6ebc11fc0f302a86208717e4883 SHA-1: 10d5c33363ecd0b53d42b21a83d23737f35eabdd SHA-256: 88e26808d38988f303ad5a9d56b08860d2ec1de8cb12d9ebef6e2c964c6eaa4f
136 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 detections (Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36174) confirm its malicious nature, suggesting it exploits PDF vulnerabilities. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the exploit, leading to the malicious payload. The document body is heavily obfuscated and does not provide clear user-facing content.

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