Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9efbe4dfb5b1ec76…

MALICIOUS

PDF

262.0 KB Created: 2010-04-21 00:46:53 +08:00
MD5: a166f4aed9b3e72aebcbf0c966098070 SHA-1: 202b41c2c17b84a05e25ed86a1c5bd2980a40a83 SHA-256: 9efbe4dfb5b1ec764aeed6b98f1776cb48b9f839762aed6d2f5a439999da480b
126 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and RichMedia (Flash) content, triggering critical heuristics for PDF exploits. ClamAV identified the file as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35956'. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, a common technique for initial access. Due to the lack of specific indicators for a known family, it is classified as 'unknown family'.

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35956 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35956
  • RichMedia (Flash) high PDF_RICHMEDIA
    PDF contains /RichMedia (Adobe Flash) which is a historic exploit vector (matched inside decoded stream)
  • 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. (matched inside decoded stream)
  • 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. (matched inside decoded stream)
  • Embedded file low PDF_EMBEDDED
    PDF embeds a file attachment — could carry an executable or another weaponised document as a nested payload (matched inside decoded stream)
  • PDF paints image(s) but contains no text operators info PDF_IMAGE_ONLY_LURE
    PDF has 2 image XObject(s) and the content stream contains no text-emitting operators (BT/ET, Tj, TJ, ', ") in either raw bytes or decompressed streams — this is the screenshot-as-PDF pattern used to bypass text-based scanners and to deliver instructions purely through rendered pixels. It is informational unless paired with invisible links or risky URI context.
  • Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL
    One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.
    URL http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/photoshop/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/tiff/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/exif/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
objstm_0015_00.bin
0bea2f3f6742827130b057b701b07bdcb51c89b49c3509980c44a0392473f8fb		 pdf-objstm-decoded PDF /ObjStm 15 0 obj (inflated) 888 bytes

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