Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c8a3e061a1318671…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.3 KB
MD5: 824dd2a5af410f08fa1059288e8e07e9 SHA-1: b69121fdd181fde7874c5bd4c3953efd073ae004 SHA-256: c8a3e061a1318671763f5d3a81e68a470c742ef5c7afd2884d4ba600c8c64a03
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204 Malicious Link

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings and the presence of an extracted JavaScript file. ClamAV detections confirm the malicious nature of the file, identifying it as a PDF exploit. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the exploit and delivering a malicious 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
2eefba46dd36d8d12648f13bfbac93a792667550a3141f6c819f0ef68efc8c20
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x369 11489 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36364
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely