Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 21db2657b55b3608…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 1931-01-01 Authoring application: 3079
MD5: 8174e857f69295f21157b719ae1daf89 SHA-1: 95e79d6871b8e9950611bc98281e5f3f4b00579d SHA-256: 21db2657b55b360871a9390c57116256de64ced14cb02326a8a9b8287bd29f47
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014' strongly suggests this is a known exploit. The extracted JavaScript file, 'javascript_obj0013_001.js', shows obfuscation indicators, typical of malware attempting to hide its malicious actions. The script likely downloads and executes a second-stage payload, contributing to the overall malicious nature of the document.

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
f25b098d29cf5386a33bb1eb51496c3eabf9c4bef18ce424c5134e78b13d5546
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4814 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).