Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2179fbfcda7595d1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 9422-01-01 Authoring application: 9815
MD5: 78f0d39871dd69f342904e9fec84411d SHA-1: a3726b2b4de6a50494e6c4977796da6ebf3dfd4d SHA-256: 2179fbfcda7595d1a7a64011c5959b2200b3673e128b345d824a24be4ea9fe54
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The critical ClamAV detection and the suspicious extracted artifact 'javascript_obj0013_001.js' with 'Hex escape obfuscation, Script obfuscation indicators' further confirm malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for exploiting a PDF vulnerability to achieve arbitrary code execution, as suggested by the 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014' ClamAV signature.

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
bcd643433412f3f80d766fa969bb2761d45dcf22e095c495e9d0ccda04a6bf4e
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4806 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).