Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ec53e29c30fabe86…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.3 KB
MD5: 79b143cb37408a9293ab54ad15bd5958 SHA-1: 4e114a77dfd5a3aaaa5236d1307023abf6157f0e SHA-256: ec53e29c30fabe860004ebcb8adf380c9298037060e90788170f9393a9f03082
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.007 JavaScript T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings and the presence of an extracted JavaScript file. ClamAV detections further confirm its malicious nature, identifying it as a PDF exploit. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the exploit, aiming to compromise the user's system.

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
5aa665be83a70f1add03566a73cf2d48ff30d703b309d94a9e6898353ea66498
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x369 11492 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36364
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely