Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2c3f2ceca3908dc7…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 6163-01-01 Authoring application: 5722
MD5: 7351fc72bb0b755ba5e25f9929d40663 SHA-1: ae6492959b82d233469a59693f32ead29eb15b07 SHA-256: 2c3f2ceca3908dc7443851e8d1ba701472f008d2a957ac5eb464ff2b5212c6c0
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The ClamAV detection of 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014' strongly suggests it's a known exploit. The embedded JavaScript, identified as 'javascript_obj0013_001.js', shows signs of obfuscation, typical for exploit delivery. The primary attack pattern involves leveraging a PDF vulnerability to execute this script, likely to download and run a secondary payload.

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
630cf619b607f0dc29c58eb442de8f311b33dc286b2bdaa5f7749354a71f3568
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4801 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).