Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b1d469136eced0f0…

MALICIOUS

PDF

6.1 KB Created: 2009-01-01 12:31:37 Authoring application: T47CJt2 (via G84j16)
MD5: c3848fa0f1f33d43c9bba0d3e505900f SHA-1: 1266e2753c2c4bb624bed32af2f1d022718082fe SHA-256: b1d469136eced0f0056729088c3d69a161bbbf58a351bdab47c6132877bbc0c0
108 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1566.002 Spearphishing Attachment

The file is identified as a malicious PDF by ClamAV and a machine learning classifier. Heuristics indicate the presence of embedded JavaScript, which is often used to exploit vulnerabilities or download additional malware. The ML classifier output of 0.999957 strongly suggests malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript stream is the primary mechanism for the attack, likely leading to the execution of a secondary payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-6330224-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-6330224-0
  • 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
c34c2aa4474f1f08747b4b5b05e97a79ce1c56a298cfffbbe43a2ef42cdd9d91
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x235 5037 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 5 long base64-like blob(s).