Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f4883d5ba1d6311c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.8 KB
MD5: c3bd4a19e00451eee0a15bb1970f5f8c SHA-1: 975d546335cbc39947512105921975c5e289ba14 SHA-256: f4883d5ba1d6311ca2f6e80c0afea06336bb7d6898ebe2fd0e2e33b0de79b27c
106 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The file is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, as indicated by multiple heuristic firings and the presence of an embedded JS stream. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, specifically identifying it as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-22002. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for exploiting a vulnerability within the PDF reader to execute malicious code, potentially downloading further payloads or performing other harmful actions.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 3

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-22002 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-22002
  • 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_obj0020_000.js
af701efb1d43e0e8e5a6fa3dd7d2c71a63a43ed738a784db928607d66182d301
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 20 at offset 0x2D24 1206 bytes