Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 cec4fc2f60071251…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.3 KB
MD5: 5de5efafcdad261393bf5ded5f8dc647 SHA-1: 6328899ba4425761be74f1a4ee31c6a48c6f4874 SHA-256: cec4fc2f6007125188975443659e98d9dbf340b6ce07039685e1469628165c04
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings related to PDF and JavaScript. ClamAV detections confirm its malicious nature, identifying it as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36365 and Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36364. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to exploit vulnerabilities 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
d2836f161bb983e2578aa5000aeafd69a812d0e50c1cf27b025069bcb780fad8
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x369 11455 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36364
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely