Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 be6afa80591b43da…

MALICIOUS

PDF

23.2 KB
MD5: bb56af6644acee791346ab65d3206680 SHA-1: 2a04fbca0a2fadbd7c7f461d8c2b765a2d50655b SHA-256: be6afa80591b43daafc20577ceaf0ebe0c182d04256bae8b12288cbfc571d35f
108 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.007 JavaScript T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. ML classification and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload, a common technique for PDF-based malware. No specific family could be identified.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9981

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7217290-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7217290-0
  • 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. (matched inside decoded stream)
  • Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL
    One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.
    URL http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
objstm_0019_00.bin
729414f6718edf0ec69ca74ac4aadd8cf5d728dc183704dd6bc7f97d97bd8911
pdf-objstm-decoded PDF /ObjStm 19 0 obj (inflated) 270 bytes