Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 eecbaa461fe1fd7b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.4 KB
MD5: 8ca266c2cb4f335d2d4517be7cc7aa48 SHA-1: 6469b553cbd34ee139a8753536279bbb2d5ac0d1 SHA-256: eecbaa461fe1fd7bf0c50506f26694f8e3061933ece7d351b12e889bd249ad44
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. ClamAV detections identify it as a known exploit targeting PDFs. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the malicious payload, leading to the 'malicious' verdict.

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36722 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36722
  • 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
5fc8f0a2d1617060230bb52cee23128f91f74182292ad4d89b0f033cfe9cb47b
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x369 11546 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Pdfka-9
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely