Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2a17f58e31be3fb4…

MALICIOUS

PDF

10.4 KB Created: 2009-07-25 00:16:04 Authoring application: mKfJPqiZeULrQQQTEVNGW (via bPkyyQwIbuVn)
MD5: 623f3d184f6290d81baceff8a4743c6f SHA-1: 36f33601100034c3c609213256793f9f66640cd8 SHA-256: 2a17f58e31be3fb43b913b05aa5da40012d1e1603b4b6facc0661f4bca0bb918
78 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. ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35572' strongly suggests exploitation. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the malicious payload, although its specific actions are not detailed in the provided evidence. The document body text appears to be filler content.

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35572 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35572
  • 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.
  • Suspicious extracted artifact info 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.

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0007_000.js
e3a873dc0e15d64a3c5f23be94de230128f5158272e04d69bfe1086306f29078
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x392 8922 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).