Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d53e92baa9f66714…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.2 KB
MD5: 957eee11713f923906b98fbe8f6d4163 SHA-1: 46e4005b15bc4f3cc2bd9226e258b60150f3b734 SHA-256: d53e92baa9f6671433dbb3b88fed8739314683de9e11892d93791f1ea91b6dfb
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The file is identified as a malicious PDF by ClamAV with multiple critical detections. It contains embedded JavaScript, indicating an attempt to exploit vulnerabilities within the PDF reader. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the exploit, potentially leading to further stages of a malware infection.

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
92e280a92e92c4976dd61465b7390ba51c2352623da1799931b2f13a5fdbc011
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x369 11417 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36364
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely