Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d728d564eda402ef…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.3 KB
MD5: 5e54413527d939a0fd4d5769b427e273 SHA-1: b375d8bf7ca11f66a01c29412e559d174026f982 SHA-256: d728d564eda402ef2202054675062e1aa80e71ee3b0d849126f5164323424928
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The file is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, as indicated by multiple heuristic firings and the presence of an extracted JavaScript file. ClamAV detections for 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36365' and 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36364' strongly suggest the exploitation of a known PDF vulnerability to execute arbitrary code. The embedded JavaScript is the likely mechanism for this execution, potentially leading to further malicious activity.

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
c352f842311a6356355c1a4dee5d6aacfc1aa60d1d1e04644f5f3b1a8a7a91b8
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x369 11477 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36364
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely