Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 911de1f279c285bd…

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.3 KB
MD5: c0aac1507d79f24dee6141f68a487e25 SHA-1: 6f34a2241fc4b2f18170a264c2384371868e557b SHA-256: 911de1f279c285bd74e92785e8eb487ba4e951a20e85d1428e3de420e822ef37
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 detection as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36121' confirms its malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for exploiting a vulnerability within the PDF reader to execute arbitrary code, which is a common technique for delivering further malicious payloads.

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
c9e29afd08c4487ac94519aa048965463441c26fbb95c1636d9c875be79b3f22
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0xA87 281 bytes