Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 db48f8eea0d316d8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.6 KB
MD5: 9c695d826eae2392b5b4d9e3759e697c SHA-1: f56f5b5b2022699ce2469a205b287484be4719cf SHA-256: db48f8eea0d316d8425d91586a4d02d11b3666ad2582de84048ae5f79485565e
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file was flagged as malicious by multiple engines, including ClamAV, which identified it as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36365. It contains embedded JavaScript, indicating an attempt to execute malicious code upon opening. The primary attack vector appears to be exploiting a PDF vulnerability to run this script, likely to download and execute a secondary payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

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
7f282eb0005102c0a4b3dd78e82ae5a2694896552b0c26aec43d0a3f4b7e0f5a
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x369 11807 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36364
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely