Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 99d295a0d4ebed0c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.5 KB
MD5: 36a03ee8449a11a9f2feb598d23f404c SHA-1: 810bb65bec7f53ab2a6a958f2401990760372286 SHA-256: 99d295a0d4ebed0cde7376f4d24e4e21e81cf8f70d8efbbfa91cfcaf968df9b5
106 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The file is identified as a malicious PDF by multiple heuristics, including a high-confidence ML classifier and ClamAV detection. The presence of embedded JavaScript, indicated by PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics, suggests an attempt to execute malicious code. This code likely exploits a PDF vulnerability to download and execute a secondary payload, as suggested by the ClamAV detection name 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36723'.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 3

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36723 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36723
  • 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_obj0076_000.js
9179c9749d06022995592bfff7da496876d6abf42396f3918590cc8aaaaa3f46
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x369 11652 bytes