Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9ffa88a7ad2196d7…

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.2 KB
MD5: 9942572e37a351cf995f4b45e7b64b10 SHA-1: 22562b52b209ec833545276fabf55f9b873d8a72 SHA-256: 9ffa88a7ad2196d72f986c81d8c01ad5677270e662fbc3bf00fc381f452c2101
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 detected this file as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36121, suggesting it exploits a known vulnerability. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for the malicious behavior, potentially downloading and executing a secondary payload.

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
09a9c8c2e5647d67e36df92107b3c36ab116cb5ec11d769e60413e84709151a9
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x9C7 506 bytes