Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 337cad70c4520eb9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 7365-01-01 Authoring application: 2864
MD5: 51ac9ff182b0d13b4e3382a7fa0556f3 SHA-1: 28b41ac5a3fb0acf1ced273b34ec8f8a5c9e32b1 SHA-256: 337cad70c4520eb94a75203762d3390a1799e2f1130fc0fb4be34a70b741b8fd
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The CLAMAV_DETECTION heuristic further confirms its malicious nature, identifying it as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014. The embedded JavaScript, named javascript_obj0013_001.js, is flagged for suspicious obfuscation, suggesting it's designed to download and execute a secondary payload or perform other malicious actions. The exact intent of the script is unclear due to obfuscation, but its presence within a PDF exploit points to a delivery mechanism for further compromise.

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
1039b7d4b70a6c1df49f8cc7bce3efe532f6a6825fd9a2cbcfebc0f52a5d868a
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4786 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).