Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d4b43720357b9af8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.3 KB
MD5: 3b6a976cc7549cad75e3a031d7d116c7 SHA-1: b34d10c47eeed490142222c1fef19c278918d8dc SHA-256: d4b43720357b9af8cc1f32cbac299e2caa88b05f80f0b4b3d7ccc7a6d8d41c30
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204 Malicious File T1204.002 Malicious File: User Execution: Malicious Attachment T1059.007 Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings related to PDF JavaScript actions and streams. 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, leading to the malicious behavior.

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
9c5622de80af842dc618e43dc3ba86977fe9504dc19226264c7463ca674accd3
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x369 11449 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36364
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely