Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9219427d4166c018…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.1 KB
MD5: 025e27c1cee53817494ba9b68323a04f SHA-1: 275d31368e1bb38b4c25a4e43969ec1dfa5f8ebb SHA-256: 9219427d4166c0182e0c753575b49e59fd7aca7a04310038d01b1c28db1abf83
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The file is identified as a malicious PDF by multiple heuristics, including a critical ClamAV detection (Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36365) and a high ML classifier score. It contains embedded JavaScript, suggesting an attempt to execute malicious code upon opening, likely to download and execute a second-stage payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

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
5230372575bdc45997283c676c5d3a2cce2fafc124aca705de31f3ec7372adbe
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x369 11304 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36364
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely