Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 befaad34a9ec6557…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.4 KB
MD5: 8cafba5fdc5131e7b9b473c69285dd40 SHA-1: 58bbcec5df7e221cad58e1dc4abe53db84575c2e SHA-256: befaad34a9ec6557a8f97a8a96db828e40533c2d194b810c9ce146bf2053a0bb
76 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for delivering malware. The ClamAV heuristic identifies this as Win.Trojan.Agent-36280, indicating a known malicious signature. The embedded JavaScript likely attempts to download and execute a second-stage payload, contributing to the overall malicious nature of the document.

Heuristics 3

  • ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36280 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Win.Trojan.Agent-36280
  • 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
b84c717d16d3ce2b70070c4663b2ef64d923b22430fdc503cd61dc32268d4c52
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x383 11595 bytes