Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 aa46674279095ace…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.7 KB
MD5: 8821a7c55caf06a215877d364a8019ad SHA-1: 668e2ad761520509ee840d50b8d868849838456f SHA-256: aa46674279095acecda3dacd682af9ec6a08556f2b07afbad38ff144b94c1b3f
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, identified by PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics, which is a common technique for delivering malware. ClamAV detection confirms the malicious nature of the file, identifying it as Win.Trojan.Agent-36280. The embedded JavaScript likely downloads and executes a secondary payload, contributing to the overall malicious intent of the PDF.

Heuristics 3

  • ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36280 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Win.Trojan.Agent-36280
  • 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
658c80ca5beeb6d1320b7ed044204256089bd3b38385458d4dbb5c054ec33ce7
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x383 11870 bytes