Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e781153da12eb30a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.2 KB
MD5: 6bb36830ea161d66b83d3dbfc772b2a6 SHA-1: d066b9d91cf4c5839c7d375eb267902a9ec27877 SHA-256: e781153da12eb30ab979bab04ed6048371d4ecbd2062fbff6887fcc48c936a64
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings related to PDF JavaScript actions and streams. ClamAV detections further confirm its malicious nature, identifying it as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36365 and Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36364. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for exploiting a vulnerability within the PDF reader to execute malicious code.

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
e77170b91eb9785363630d03025ad6925ec3d1b0c83cccc9d62d0b624577e585
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x369 11350 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36364
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely