Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ddac9322cd47abe4…

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.3 KB
MD5: 2b230cae74d77d846a052202524f8059 SHA-1: b25a9cbda99dac208654d5922e4fc852ef3b6edb SHA-256: ddac9322cd47abe4b51ab3aacfddf5d7337d2bca5372c2f327ac5a4e39b9504b
108 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The file is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, as indicated by multiple heuristic firings and the presence of a javascript_obj0007_000.js artifact. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, specifically identifying it as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36121. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the exploit, leading to further malicious activity.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9999

Heuristics 3

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36121 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36121
  • 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_obj0007_000.js
3ba7ded03078873bd58909cd2a2d654c1db761e50b1d841e047720734a70074a
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0xA83 309 bytes