Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2139d69910a83590…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 5312-01-01 Authoring application: 9497
MD5: 06815bb3984d56452e6610355693a2bb SHA-1: 910ca8a6546bc0db3aa41f169edc37562c02f9a1 SHA-256: 2139d69910a8359088857278b94e2f923bfd50e08ca07fcf3e0408288f035927
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File Execution: Malicious Code

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014' strongly suggests a known exploit is present. The extracted JavaScript file, 'javascript_obj0013_001.js', shows signs of obfuscation, typical of malware attempting to hide its malicious actions, such as downloading and executing further payloads.

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
d873efa3ce122fc0a2d41c8d4ed9bea30af5d8cde703873943335e76d135e5a9
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4777 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).