Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ed5542293d9c1d60…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.5 KB
MD5: b367d3dc1daa0858f192e89ba7177ce8 SHA-1: 911bb43b44b2311ee80fc99b92e611f106b06ce4 SHA-256: ed5542293d9c1d6027eadfa53af3e05ad02e86935c87a0866c842616e07f0339
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF file was flagged as malicious by multiple detection engines, including ClamAV which identified it as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36365. Static analysis revealed embedded JavaScript, indicating an attempt to execute code upon opening. The ML classifier also strongly indicated maliciousness. The primary attack vector appears to be exploiting PDF vulnerabilities to run JavaScript, likely for downloading and executing further malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

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
5ebcc470d3b93e1730f50dc28892518df93de6720f053db89c40a9e06222797c
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x369 11708 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36364
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely