Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 975680294851801d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.3 KB
MD5: 3bd623104fb82929f542abbd520554ef SHA-1: 838fa879af41666f3fbfa63b39b8525c3a5839c6 SHA-256: 975680294851801dbce9b327010f86bb007536142a9e3d5083bc29337a2b1e7f
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36121' confirms its malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for exploiting a PDF vulnerability to execute arbitrary code, potentially leading to further payload delivery or system compromise. No document body text was available for analysis, so the rationale is based on the script and heuristic findings.

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
9d16959bdd461e9adc501d0f1bb42e0c37007e8a5278eb5eef5ef45814429b28
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0xA88 315 bytes