Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2b979b695afebde3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 6151-01-01 Authoring application: 2694
MD5: 61d73e6ac4bd363b8efd5005fa9bb42a SHA-1: 0143176bd150d9b35cafe52a5e8a90ae0cac5f17 SHA-256: 2b979b695afebde336fed6236d6466b87980364923599ae71afd9fb562193b15
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File: Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014' strongly suggests it's a known exploit. The embedded JavaScript, found in 'javascript_obj0013_001.js', likely contains obfuscated code designed to exploit a vulnerability within the PDF reader, leading to arbitrary code execution. The exact nature of the exploit and payload is not fully discernible due to obfuscation, but the overall pattern points to a malicious PDF dropper.

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
030878acd5f5f99299fb46d605cf14193b9e9c14a1d3b7116304875f56e1f1a8
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4796 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).