Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 959ab5a576089391…

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.3 KB
MD5: 56c88ecb10c70c1a9e68e721e32a0635 SHA-1: 95ea0fe64209acb49929f8b3123fe2a118ce4d79 SHA-256: 959ab5a576089391c70a12671627376fa8221422976c134b8a072f1b8d0fef55
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 further confirms its malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the exploit and delivering a secondary payload, though the specific actions are not detailed in the provided evidence.

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
9b8e37c1e79de7badf650378b3eff3133356b85be43f15319cde2df509274e45
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0xA88 342 bytes