Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 99e27f8c91ea7333…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.1 KB
MD5: 04f2a0f20e688a2391ffdea61840c203 SHA-1: 33c21f6beef7c1eb902cdf43e21aaf88edf8797e SHA-256: 99e27f8c91ea733389465dc23d292f3951d4bc9c4cd68599006daea4a18d5916
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file was flagged by multiple heuristics, including ClamAV detections for Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36365 and Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36364, indicating it contains known exploit code. The presence of embedded JavaScript streams further supports its malicious nature, likely used to deliver a second-stage payload or exploit a vulnerability upon opening.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36365 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36365
  • 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_obj0076_000.js
1c30477bb4e955aeb213cc7ef465a6e27eb9501c71b0f59b86e8de1de4d972ee
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x369 11332 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36364
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely