Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 eb26d4da37812ecf…

MALICIOUS

PDF

389.1 KB
MD5: 0ce3def99e5cf6cd72c11aad8975f28b SHA-1: 9a617cb622f6ad2969e9af550e4aec579852cfbf SHA-256: eb26d4da37812ecf55af8120f1d055f7c3f058a328e638007c408d1f4cbbbac6
186 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and utilizes ASCIIHexDecode filters, strongly indicating an exploit attempt. ClamAV detections confirm this, identifying the file as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36175. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9999

Heuristics 5

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36175 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36175
  • 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.
  • ASCIIHexDecode filter (with exploit indicators) medium PDF_FILTER_HEX
    Hex-encoding filter present alongside exploit delivery indicators — often used to hide payload or shellcode bytes
  • 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
ae2fe0ea2789cd795512f116a6bf5445dd08fad129970e6f08e2f6f39f36891b
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0x1E7 132542 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36175
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely