Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 95e48de1528ab185…

MALICIOUS

PDF

167.7 KB
MD5: de322df2114489408ff77735a4e6ecab SHA-1: 737579b751229c0dea6ce7cfceec829246268112 SHA-256: 95e48de1528ab18521e2218c86e7436498a3894f6ce6a8cba84f767ce52580f9
214 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was flagged by ClamAV as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35955, indicating it contains a known exploit. Static analysis revealed embedded JavaScript and a RichMedia (Flash) object, specifically a SWF file named WpuVlEGnF.swf. The ML classifier also strongly indicated maliciousness. The embedded JavaScript likely serves to detonate the SWF file, which is a common technique for delivering secondary payloads or initiating further malicious actions.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9859

Heuristics 6

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35955 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35955
  • 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.
  • RichMedia (Flash) high PDF_RICHMEDIA
    PDF contains /RichMedia (Adobe Flash) which is a historic exploit vector
  • 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.
  • Embedded file low PDF_EMBEDDED
    PDF embeds a file attachment — could carry an executable or another weaponised document as a nested payload

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
WpuVlEGnF.swf
bf9dea6ff47dfb47c2f51b1fa9a09527dfe5e95399ccb2d043ba956b197360c9
pdf-embedded-file PDF EmbeddedFile object 16 at offset 0x234BB 52647 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35955
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely
javascript_obj0006_000.js
adddc6330c1fade3051c55a3e6d184f626d547a717e6ef8569bd3481d61d86ae
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0x13E 6478 bytes