Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a7faa5150f00a257…

MALICIOUS

PDF

25.2 KB Created: 2011-72-51 03:25:00
MD5: 3c6d463d46bdef11bf3aac67ecb6dc04 SHA-1: 46c9db8a132efb0a130f81cdf87720f2df211cfd SHA-256: a7faa5150f00a257d6320d3a113bf1b2a3cafc16b7a753fd85a279e93ab7e3ff
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for exploiting vulnerabilities in PDF readers. ClamAV detected this file as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36199, indicating a known exploit. The embedded JavaScript likely attempts to download and execute a second-stage payload, although the specific actions are not detailed in the provided heuristics.

Heuristics 3

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36199 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36199
  • 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_obj0001_000.js
d114e5d7825f81ad1e070073fb986365f644318874685b02d53dc636cdde1ae6
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 1 at offset 0x6279 443 bytes