Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 faa257a87ad06153…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.3 KB
MD5: 4c3c8bb8b12c4d7853d5cd29ddd58e90 SHA-1: 1c37b6347bd68f55716a43785aa074d9408c6f84 SHA-256: faa257a87ad06153f560cf9369c80d300e6c1192306a5762dbcd992d83387900
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204 Malicious File T1204.002 Malicious File: User Execution: Malicious Attachment

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings related to PDF JavaScript actions and streams. ClamAV detections confirm the malicious nature of the file, identifying it as a PDF exploit. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the exploit, leading to the malicious behavior.

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
10bd46638d5edf5aab525af06751d9933772426a07d309a8ad40bbced134a0b3
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x369 11469 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36364
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely