Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 90899e75865b7f8e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.2 KB
MD5: 2b98c2a87f9c130e4426fc438e79b537 SHA-1: 18e054ca65d38fe81f770b2aa57c8ddafc6f0de5 SHA-256: 90899e75865b7f8e0f56744dc3f4f53e5526e7e1a3d87cf0162e40c7c0e1195e
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. ClamAV also detected this file as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36121, suggesting it exploits a known vulnerability. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for the malicious behavior, potentially downloading and executing a second-stage payload. However, the script content was not provided, limiting the ability to reconstruct specific IOCs or determine the exact payload.

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
c5ed9d46214b420f0091c1763b66b223a421f04cf1e32f8cd3717872b56d008d
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x9C7 460 bytes