Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ae7b2773a09f2b41…

MALICIOUS

PDF

10.1 KB Created: 2010-06-29 15:29:01 Authoring application: IGzzfuOMvGxuQXYFnXH (via OWAVJawSYWMcMYRe)
MD5: fb737db6a340d83007601fb8da2e1305 SHA-1: d5dcbc3210ed848e51acbf937cc91c0f88d3e87b SHA-256: ae7b2773a09f2b41209670d23ecf52eca884d37f3e8a4e641e34e1ef4185e810
108 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The file is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, as indicated by multiple heuristic firings and the presence of an embedded JS stream. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, specifically an exploit targeting PDF vulnerabilities. The embedded JavaScript is the primary mechanism for delivering the malicious payload, likely downloading and executing further stages.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35572 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35572
  • 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.
  • Suspicious extracted artifact info EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGE
    One or more files extracted from inside this sample matched static suspicious-content checks such as script obfuscation, encoded payload blobs, packed data, or execution/download terms.

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0007_000.js
ba0859529576dc5df63986aef16ff87f1671781583164bbf2a45aa0942e59922
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x486 8386 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).