Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b203827988bfee34…

MALICIOUS

PDF

374.3 KB
MD5: a3c5baea7cede120c79a35452a9972a2 SHA-1: 217771f99ba935bada194bc097f21a1eebf100f7 SHA-256: b203827988bfee34e8fff3536c8b549b1835ecd7d7d3e6a5a1b7ccfd7b714219
186 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file was flagged by multiple heuristics, including ML classification and ClamAV, indicating malicious content. It contains embedded JavaScript, which is often used to exploit vulnerabilities within the PDF reader. The presence of JavaScript actions and streams, combined with ClamAV detections like 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36175', strongly suggests an exploit attempt designed to download and execute further malicious payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9999

Heuristics 5

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36175 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36175
  • 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.
  • ASCIIHexDecode filter (with exploit indicators) medium PDF_FILTER_HEX
    Hex-encoding filter present alongside exploit delivery indicators — often used to hide payload or shellcode bytes
  • 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_obj0008_000.js
5786092b21c16231386311ca62954270af1596dee356d5f9c50c0365fd679394
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0x1E7 127502 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36175
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely