Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b5efee631ff4dcf5…

MALICIOUS

PDF

6.6 KB Authoring application: Tisilarehaue (via 4c557Tibedegabala)
MD5: c8ec9bd781d1957c1b3506e65c4081c5 SHA-1: 4602fe222a1532fb0d98e4cbf67c5efc7f7e4639 SHA-256: b5efee631ff4dcf5790605cf677e0ee23762c8d8ebc41814f18b66e25ec329b1
76 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 the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. ClamAV detected this as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36142, suggesting it exploits a known PDF vulnerability. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for the malicious behavior, potentially downloading and executing a second-stage payload. However, the script content was truncated, preventing a more detailed analysis of its specific actions.

Heuristics 3

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36142 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36142
  • 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_obj0010_000.js
d4dce4f95f7146e3b127d68edf45ceb045483a205d9e9a2a53d6e6b80d83b663
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 10 at offset 0x1230 1728 bytes