Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c217eb57982315c8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.3 KB
MD5: 6d00c8c9b24ebccc4a674ff03ee17ace SHA-1: 2ec6e2ded01b76c49869afd64a30843d55a4d19a SHA-256: c217eb57982315c881f342f63482a26a1883692b627175254933b08cdf8f3d3c
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204 Malicious File T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings and the presence of an extracted JS file. ClamAV detections confirm the malicious nature, identifying it as a PDF exploit. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the exploit and delivering a secondary payload.

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
05b7261493d8a5e70ed3146d7a692092641ea1b2540ebe9ac4b3213652e5d37b
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x369 11479 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36364
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely