Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 aedaf3c5428a2e3b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

5.9 KB Created: 2011-03-31 22:57:47 Authoring application: oke got
MD5: 4ae61beb175eb099e81ec4801d5894ce SHA-1: 47267ed2ac89173f8323eb01284f585e84bcbc29 SHA-256: aedaf3c5428a2e3ba600c44b96ad78dfdf8ed76e7df129bcd8174d83b77a9c33
108 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, as indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, specifically classifying it as a dropper. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload, which is a common technique for this type of malware. The extracted ClamAV signature provides a specific identifier for this threat.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7293164-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7293164-0
  • 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
c9aec0d18498754a4a60d7548531fa77d4cae6f9c6a2b256d59780b9c07c0f93
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0xAD5 4324 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 long base64-like blob(s).