Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 939dce31a1919a28…

MALICIOUS

PDF

6.1 KB Authoring application: Favib rela (via Pipnolpamok)
MD5: a450826c488631d6d9b11d349962d21d SHA-1: 38816c3c4c7a223b456e9cd4e6e46932d413e9a7 SHA-256: 939dce31a1919a283c284e5fab706eb803760b45f3f8ce9f039931f316a21efb
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The sample is a PDF file flagged by ClamAV as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36174. Heuristics indicate the presence of embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities. The ML classifier also strongly suggests maliciousness. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload, contributing to the overall malicious nature of the document.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36174 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36174
  • 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_obj0015_000.js
d2679f3f15d6e025ee8c17fa18b94c5a0f309ff0925fe97138da94e5b5bbdf34
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 15 at offset 0x1281 1504 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36174
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely