Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9d2faed71115eb54…

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.2 KB
MD5: c5030f79f9d4d7a3cffb1cb68c9f191b SHA-1: 88e3e9b153b8e9fa483a7d1f07c140aa64224dd4 SHA-256: 9d2faed71115eb54da296da8d7e81d21bf290fb898ccf22148448c21ae6935b8
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36121' strongly suggests exploitation of a known PDF vulnerability. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload, which is a common technique for malware delivery. The document body is unreadable, so the rationale is based on the technical 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
0e5ca3f9d06f31f2d94e1160e4970ea83a450964bba7d65bbdbb456b0d3f6595
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x9C4 465 bytes