Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a280c8c4920be3e3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 9314-01-01 Authoring application: 6077
MD5: b1d2cdb0ae10a2f1abfbd1af9f809d45 SHA-1: f290a6a2b473d7c1717201a03ac40d32bd17a9c0 SHA-256: a280c8c4920be3e371fd3d2594a411ca802ca0712907cceef06d06c95a8794db
126 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, as indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, specifically targeting PDF exploits. The extracted JavaScript file, javascript_obj0013_001.js, likely contains the malicious code responsible for the exploit, although its specific actions are not detailed in the provided evidence. The presence of JavaScript actions and streams within the PDF points to an attempt to leverage these features for malicious execution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014
  • Suspicious extracted artifact medium EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGE
    One or more files extracted from inside this sample matched static suspicious-content checks such as script obfuscation, encoded payload blobs, packed data, or execution/download terms.
  • 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_obj0013_001.js
510ffe9ea76fd8daa28679eb174e6e6ce847ee9f1379015cbd68dd7fed3ecb4d
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4843 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 10 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 3 long hex-escaped blob(s).