Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8dca9544aff487f7…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.1 KB
MD5: 60e1f73df6feb63a9c4060aaf2461b02 SHA-1: 3cf6ffa0d2305664c60ce2396c239db31d243502 SHA-256: 8dca9544aff487f78268d938e85552c1ea07626acaea05723fe66aa66e949034
194 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204 Malicious Link T1204.002 Malicious Link: Malicious File

The PDF document embeds the EICAR test file, which is a standard method for testing antivirus software. The document body contains text and a clickable element designed to prompt the user to save and execute the embedded EICAR file. The presence of embedded JavaScript and the ML classifier further support the malicious nature of this PDF. No specific malware family could be identified, but the delivery mechanism is clear.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9999

Heuristics 6

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7281436-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7281436-0
  • 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.
  • ASCIIHexDecode filter (with exploit indicators) medium PDF_FILTER_HEX
    Hex-encoding filter present alongside exploit delivery indicators — often used to hide payload or shellcode bytes
  • 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.
  • Embedded file low PDF_EMBEDDED
    PDF embeds a file attachment — could carry an executable or another weaponised document as a nested payload

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
EICAR.txt
275a021bbfb6489e54d471899f7db9d1663fc695ec2fe2a2c4538aabf651fd0f		 pdf-embedded-file PDF EmbeddedFile object 10 at offset 0x62C 68 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Eicar-Test-Signature
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely
javascript_obj0008_000.js
c79586b6ce33258a4a3246f592054a0720afaa39e08ec5d2fa6c2c1d19c42b91		 pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0x4FF 58 bytes
javascript_obj0008_001.js
a99f0aad140b19a3f2f03812ca412c6d983fae48b9344738a95bf360fb8f644c		 pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0x4FF 56 bytes

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