Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 25cf7bb41c0a6eab…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 305 Authoring application: 7585
MD5: 86cbfee17cd4228fb7fce90400023d2f SHA-1: 39fb4bf20d7b708547b758ee879300a4732fa9bf SHA-256: 25cf7bb41c0a6eabe6247a86363e3c9fec3d6d86805e70089f71b560009ad6a4
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 heuristic identifies the file as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014', suggesting it exploits a known PDF vulnerability. The extracted artifact 'javascript_obj0013_001.js' also shows signs of obfuscation, further supporting malicious intent. The primary attack pattern involves leveraging this JavaScript to execute malicious code.

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
1f770a8c75871c2c79c7b901c2554312062fc211dd64a7a7408335925ba6f5d4
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 5206 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).