Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 bce7a5dbbbc929c6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.2 KB
MD5: 85c2d5ceefb61dbab5781105c4a02e6b SHA-1: 5198be809326af459a6397fc0f2c5935b566d228 SHA-256: bce7a5dbbbc929c641bc5be9c418bc9cb637fbfb6c6d293f7d5024ccd245b1f6
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-36121 further confirms its malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for exploiting a vulnerability within the PDF reader to execute malicious code, potentially leading to further compromise.

Heuristics 3

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36121 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36121
  • 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_obj0007_000.js
dfa9748f317b104c3674612268d23ef5c7c98841f8d811bfee14f8b46e030b07
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x9C6 457 bytes