Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8f910bed51a8fbd6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.5 KB
MD5: 4def17cb7daf6d1d0e13fbbdeab82071 SHA-1: c14fbd9ddf9e6188ddeca8238f713157508be0e5 SHA-256: 8f910bed51a8fbd65d9b308280a89738d90f0f5c06974b8aa8abc13f62419174
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for exploiting vulnerabilities in PDF readers. ClamAV detections indicate the presence of known exploits. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload, contributing to the overall malicious nature of the file.

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36365 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36365
  • 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_obj0076_000.js
e401d3681798b1b37c3f4c1b8ba5310acfcbe407baaa9c75da1ac90f3711da7a
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x369 11745 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36364
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely