Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ffba26c5b14fb07f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

33.4 KB Created: 2010-03-01 13:29:19 +03:00 Authoring application: ipsumDont (via fdc2397ee9d0dbbcfdc0ba1c0fe3442b)
MD5: c6b72c1a58ab4e0fcae26cb1c7c7ec77 SHA-1: 536425c8a2ffd86ca60191c4c6a7c42ac63816ed SHA-256: ffba26c5b14fb07f80f5df5ee9ead4bcbb7cf019215f0accde1234013d21fa7a
122 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The critical ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent. The presence of multiple JavaScript streams and PDF-specific exploit indicators (ASCII85Decode, Optional Content Group with action trigger) suggest the PDF is designed to exploit vulnerabilities and execute code. The ClamAV signature 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-17654' is the primary IOC. The exact functionality of the JavaScript streams could not be fully determined due to obfuscation, but their presence is a key indicator of an exploit attempt.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9983

Heuristics 5

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-17654 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-17654
  • 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.
  • ASCII85Decode filter (with exploit indicators) low PDF_FILTER_85
    ASCII85 encoding filter present alongside exploit delivery indicators — uncommon outside of obfuscation
  • Optional Content Group with action trigger low PDF_OPTIONAL_CONTENT
    Optional Content Group (layer) co-occurs with an action trigger — content can be selectively hidden from viewers or scanners while the action still fires on open

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0016_000.js
fe0abed953048b2491c25fcbadb020632b12dde26277cfeae7d7fa2cdfe5d94a
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 16 at offset 0x2536 113 bytes
javascript_obj0018_001.js
c08ebfe39d406c7fb3d25c01cddeb159df63cb88f9473d791070470d5365a34e
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 18 at offset 0x264E 34881 bytes
javascript_obj0020_002.js
52c0d6c70b97af2c866f8e9bbcd778b1fb6cf388028ab7c184f027b1c8ac5fad
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 20 at offset 0x7FBD 79 bytes