Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 be33b8f56a03e4cc…

MALICIOUS

PDF

53.1 KB
MD5: 5ba3c54d167125a54942d6fbe7a4f13d SHA-1: 6472e0f850985fac1bae65af5fb2e837deca110f SHA-256: be33b8f56a03e4cc4203046abcc567abdff533d2b0351fc211bffe5e1c6c67b4
184 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File: Malicious PDF T1559.002 Component Object Model Hijacking: Dynamic Component Registration

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and RichMedia (Flash) content, indicated by multiple heuristic firings. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35955' strongly suggests exploitation of a known PDF vulnerability. The embedded SWF file and JavaScript stream are the likely vectors for delivering a second-stage payload.

Heuristics 6

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35955 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35955
  • 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.
  • RichMedia (Flash) high PDF_RICHMEDIA
    PDF contains /RichMedia (Adobe Flash) which is a historic exploit vector
  • 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.
  • Embedded file low PDF_EMBEDDED
    PDF embeds a file attachment — could carry an executable or another weaponised document as a nested payload

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
WpuVlEGnF.swf
bf9dea6ff47dfb47c2f51b1fa9a09527dfe5e95399ccb2d043ba956b197360c9
pdf-embedded-file PDF EmbeddedFile object 16 at offset 0x6A5D 52647 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35955
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely
javascript_obj0006_000.js
adddc6330c1fade3051c55a3e6d184f626d547a717e6ef8569bd3481d61d86ae
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0x13E 6478 bytes