Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 be7a80e37ce48a8f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.4 KB
MD5: 8d458590621908302fcfba0a9ab51ac7 SHA-1: 0dc3e08c957d2fe80af7cca86e76fcb70e5a2471 SHA-256: be7a80e37ce48a8f794c56efc427d934a64c2fbbdfca40f9cdcd6938e9cdf24f
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File: Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings related to PDF JavaScript actions and streams. ClamAV detections confirm the malicious nature, identifying it as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36365 and Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36364. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for exploiting a vulnerability within the PDF reader to execute malicious code.

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36365 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36365
  • 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.
  • 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_obj0076_000.js
02089031c98a2729f4c295be6d2938215f2c7c454654dc0be5b460995db1c0c7
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x369 11640 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36364
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely