Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 321986c53f98e314…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 4149-01-01 Authoring application: 6304
MD5: 948caeac631d22870aa47cf04bc226de SHA-1: 2e0013ad5e5ef28a2942f5c7757eb65f26737e9e SHA-256: 321986c53f98e3148c14560189dbb296a2d1ca0119115e33e6b42e9ce333e62c
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014' strongly suggests this is a known exploit. The embedded JavaScript file 'javascript_obj0013_001.js' was flagged for obfuscation, pointing towards its role in delivering a malicious payload. The lack of readable document body text means the exact lure cannot be determined, but the technical indicators are clear.

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
21a2233666a5e537eb144e51d267c9df7936e1326e759957f26940bd51953da5
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4798 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).