Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b86b885fb997d0ba…

MALICIOUS

PDF

4.4 KB
MD5: 3c5ec1fababb51ab1b865f4e87d4ee9b SHA-1: 14c796da6ce1eee85aa367df53bc9535ee189ccd SHA-256: b86b885fb997d0bade7264db98a081faaca509385e661117ad614056278e3a1a
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. ClamAV detection as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36898 further confirms its malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing a malicious payload, although its specific actions are not detailed in the provided evidence. The lack of readable document body text prevents a more specific determination of the lure.

Heuristics 3

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36898 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36898
  • 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_obj0020_000.js
95b5f0b425c1e1ba7d5ec44345168a25e85370a4898fb4021b85cf24d0cb78a2
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 20 at offset 0xE03 263 bytes