Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8a548ac0fd8999af…

MALICIOUS

PDF

788.1 KB
MD5: 151add98eec006f532c635ea3fc205ce SHA-1: 12eaed78440c7672633e7d77a134ebbe91f8166f SHA-256: 8a548ac0fd8999afc0943975dd23e67aea96b44b5633f52f88cb26978ad11fa1
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1566.002 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious File

The file is a PDF that has been flagged by ClamAV as 'Pdf.Dropper.Agent-5479605-0'. Heuristics indicate the presence of JavaScript actions and an encrypted structure with an OpenAction, suggesting the payload is hidden from static analysis. The ML classifier also strongly indicates maliciousness. The primary function appears to be dropping or downloading further malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9994

Heuristics 5

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-5479605-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-5479605-0
  • Encrypted PDF carries /OpenAction — payload hidden from static analysis high PDF_ENCRYPTED_WITH_JS
    PDF declares /Encrypt and also references an executable trigger (/OpenAction). Document encryption hides the JavaScript body and stream contents from static scanners — combined with auto-execution indicators this is a known evasion pattern used to deliver weaponised JavaScript that the analyst cannot inspect without the decryption key.
  • 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.
  • XFA form low PDF_XFA
    PDF uses XML Forms Architecture — can contain script logic