PDF malware analysis — malicious · ac187324ca837b42

MALICIOUS

PDF

6.1 KB Authoring application: Favib rela (via Pipnolpamok)

MD5: 48ee44f45425750a06c2a4825b70cb9d SHA-1: aa4feaddb16e6397180178489741db46aeea0bd4 SHA-256: ac187324ca837b427f86eeb648686ea21ceb16162e1db0f3334d097d1eef1b40

136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. ClamAV detections (Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36174) confirm its malicious nature, suggesting it exploits a known PDF vulnerability. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload, a common technique for initial access.

Heuristics 4

ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36174 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36174
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.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0015_000.js` `d2679f3f15d6e025ee8c17fa18b94c5a0f309ff0925fe97138da94e5b5bbdf34`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 15 at offset 0x1281	1504 bytes
Detection ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36174 Obfuscation or payload: unlikely

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