Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 eac5cb291cb8ba13…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.3 KB
MD5: 694970f06d786900d83cf85e1e542814 SHA-1: aa12e0b947b012a4f5294e561ae67a94fe385f80 SHA-256: eac5cb291cb8ba1328fd4d7b709a30e6e7b68509c6ae1982806bd3e0da183ff0
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS. ClamAV detections (Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36365 and Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36364) confirm its malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript is the primary mechanism for exploitation, likely serving as a downloader for further malicious activity.

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
206f3dc5786595515a33c238e74530edbe4dde54bd46bc05220b035383dc3062
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x369 11450 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36364
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely