Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 971c1abf7e44c1e1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

58.0 KB
MD5: e370c4cd44fe001a22cca23bf37a1b92 SHA-1: eb115ae67ef070c85f71a3a1e47b60fd166c35a1 SHA-256: 971c1abf7e44c1e113fb397d0a7487da8c1850199e0072f69ec0b8f001755684
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The file is identified as a malicious PDF by ClamAV and a machine learning classifier. It contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities. The JavaScript is likely responsible for executing a malicious payload, as indicated by the 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36307' detection name.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36307 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36307
  • 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_obj0008_000.js
1c6b2b6a5b064a4a879f1444038dd043d5f340daee4bcb31c5613a3cb85840f3
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0x1E7 3066 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36307
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely