Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a664e239df69ed60…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.3 KB
MD5: 1f8e470f3c5d6dd8ec4859056abff960 SHA-1: 8dfde487992cc278f8988ceb416cd4dc55717d97 SHA-256: a664e239df69ed601e4573008ede5b42d3624fbc52ab5c6ce32ea4d0ada01123
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File: Malicious File

The PDF file was flagged as malicious by multiple heuristics, including a critical ClamAV detection for 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36365'. It contains embedded JavaScript, indicating an attempt to execute malicious code upon opening. The primary attack vector appears to be exploiting a PDF vulnerability to run this script, likely to download and execute a secondary payload.

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
10a77c89405f54549cc0a5f57affdccadb626323b308a7b3ed807f9ef74dba79
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x369 11521 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36364
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely