Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f262779492d1fd83…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.5 KB
MD5: 63fa1c387e9816b6a68c334d1a6ee320 SHA-1: aabcafd3496043ec80ac7817f0b1db6b3c634499 SHA-256: f262779492d1fd830dea7a5a395e2f41da2c14633921d0dc85ff84aa8074301d
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 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36365' and 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36364' strongly suggest exploitation of a PDF vulnerability. The embedded JavaScript is the likely mechanism for executing a malicious payload, such as downloading further malware.

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
d7f896ff07fa26446650b48984fe0e7dd4998d91819ec595d17ceb9b44971d8c
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x369 11702 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36364
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely