Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a674bae25943f00c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.3 KB
MD5: c859e15217aa3bffab7aa9aaab043f9c SHA-1: 565aa656ba089d72feca085ac55cc10f9f5cde4b SHA-256: a674bae25943f00c11e64630f9c311afeb1c81af707b2b350350c61641322ff7
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36121' strongly suggests this is a known exploit. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the exploit, potentially leading to further malicious activity. No specific family could be identified.

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
a4ae0457e36e3a655eeaf4ae9ac95361180b637e53fd7d500ed38560fab67437
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0xA86 327 bytes