Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2097a98b41f9b929…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 5209-01-01 Authoring application: 1647
MD5: 34e7467854a3dd845b809681e96c4694 SHA-1: 5dc3cd5ed6209d8fe8c7d2505c1010e3cf87272e SHA-256: 2097a98b41f9b9298534eb60772280c278d4650103da5a200b87db0286e5e7c9
96 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 ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014' strongly suggests malicious intent, likely involving exploit delivery. The embedded JavaScript, although obfuscated, is a common method for executing malicious code within PDF documents, potentially leading to further payload download or system compromise. The extracted file 'javascript_obj0013_001.js' also shows script obfuscation indicators.

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
2b0e1e0f902e28e109f3b4a354638d036c4363039a9fcae922b0a5e4595dc758
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4773 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).