Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f3b9dcc5b4845f06…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 6313-01-01 Authoring application: 7748
MD5: e1728448b7912dd4bd218cdc1754c596 SHA-1: b56357e74edaf7957f13ba3125a26d6307ae179f SHA-256: f3b9dcc5b4845f06768d0c699d7fd825a92e34b6691e13628c957483a580c50b
126 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, specifically identified as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014. The embedded JavaScript file, 'javascript_obj0013_001.js', is likely responsible for the exploit, potentially downloading and executing a second-stage payload. The presence of obfuscation indicators in the extracted artifact further supports this. The attack pattern involves leveraging PDF vulnerabilities to run malicious scripts.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014
  • Suspicious extracted artifact medium EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGE
    One or more files extracted from inside this sample matched static suspicious-content checks such as script obfuscation, encoded payload blobs, packed data, or execution/download terms.
  • 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_obj0013_001.js
105fa7a3c41afd9e3a1fbe1b87b917cf998a312774c4ca29570c6d30232327eb
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4772 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 10 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 3 long hex-escaped blob(s).