Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 cf77b8e594c3459a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

388.4 KB
MD5: 0ef30b099a5bd4613857011c82232794 SHA-1: 2e60b9d4c155221905e8740b9d1e7a520466c96d SHA-256: cf77b8e594c3459a75c26807d513f7c929fe307ebcaee80ed9b28d1986433a01
186 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and uses ASCIIHexDecode filters, indicating an attempt to obfuscate malicious code. ClamAV detections confirm this is a known exploit (Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36175). The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the exploit and delivering a secondary payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9999

Heuristics 5

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36175 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36175
  • 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.
  • ASCIIHexDecode filter (with exploit indicators) medium PDF_FILTER_HEX
    Hex-encoding filter present alongside exploit delivery indicators — often used to hide payload or shellcode bytes
  • 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_obj0008_000.js
bece143546fb4191d711922c25450b54441ca75a4d8d8a1643e241e8213efed8
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0x1E7 132308 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36175
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely