Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e87fe63e65ece496…

MALICIOUS

PDF

55.8 KB
MD5: 4ed4b19b326a36ab88ef07eb4e6b3803 SHA-1: 072ada650b2681928ae6a068bcd0c34cde516ed2 SHA-256: e87fe63e65ece496d9faebf7f6027485e93042963bcb5f2b0efb757700463b6c
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. ClamAV detections (Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36307) confirm its malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for exploiting a PDF vulnerability to download and execute a secondary payload, a common technique for initial access.

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36307 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36307
  • 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_obj0008_000.js
9550fb917b952fe0ee74887491c00bcaee9058816f4c3e7a80da5f2040ff7401
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0x1E7 3193 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36307
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely