Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e6e3b01f38a4f6bd…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.5 KB
MD5: 795091ac7219602312b8ffe58fcb5fa3 SHA-1: b818b83f6f191af61e96b6981d8f8a507072c45b SHA-256: e6e3b01f38a4f6bda4dc86c947190ca985988d9284fc551dc3745c169e677446
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The file is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, identified by multiple heuristics and ClamAV detections as a malicious exploit. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the malicious payload, potentially leading to further compromise.

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36722 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36722
  • 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
5e8a9d8710a7b6e743d920403e9ae59b2f068027979e1804781e681925d677e0
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x369 11740 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Pdfka-9
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely