Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9915eb28e61c44d1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

4.4 KB
MD5: 0544c1784e36909b1f63dd4486a7833e SHA-1: bc041b5b944db4cb373d4bea43b3981a108d4383 SHA-256: 9915eb28e61c44d19ff31bd0324898491af3bf8a2a123a07aee16cbcca30b85a
106 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript T1204.002 Malicious JavaScript

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The ML_NYX_PDF_MALICIOUS and ClamAV detections confirm its malicious nature, specifically identifying it as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36898. The embedded JavaScript is the primary mechanism for exploitation, likely downloading and executing a secondary payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9999

Heuristics 3

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36898 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36898
  • 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_obj0020_000.js
f30da3ea4fd14c55f375d335aeb0b8c97a8647319b1d0bad6b00a1a9d81689c7
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 20 at offset 0xDE1 236 bytes