Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 29618755f2777658…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 6993-01-01 Authoring application: 2708
MD5: ca44760c60e014fed2b84e5aafa45cbd SHA-1: 70d8968808dc59daaa17786366549c5e4afe2316 SHA-256: 29618755f2777658699cef8da89209e23f6ead8b102cb3932f45160a65dc9aeb
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.007 Scripting: JavaScript

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The embedded JavaScript file, javascript_obj0013_001.js, shows signs of obfuscation and is flagged as a suspicious extracted artifact. ClamAV also detected this file as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014. The embedded script is likely responsible for exploiting a PDF vulnerability 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
d61748a891aaa2d15176b32086c347ea5316d02f01ee7ae2b6038c9c75d9810a
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4786 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).