Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2f497de7fccc2720…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 9496-01-01 Authoring application: 4161
MD5: 9830ecec4fd1001369a336602b094a6a SHA-1: eb0dc636f37a7e204387911b66f1d4b3b1ac1850 SHA-256: 2f497de7fccc272090d17599b5ca10e969b0e6a2a75248ab2040c7aefcc4dd11
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The file is identified as a malicious PDF by ClamAV (Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014). Static analysis detected embedded JavaScript streams and JavaScript actions, indicating an attempt to execute malicious code. A suspicious JavaScript file was extracted, exhibiting hex escape obfuscation and script obfuscation indicators. The presence of these elements strongly suggests the PDF is designed to exploit vulnerabilities and deliver a 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
69eb67f0acd41f978b0472bcd54e20e040b6155b87861f7598ba0db861e65cff
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4770 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).