Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3537dc2e7a7e3ec3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 5698-01-01 Authoring application: 4941
MD5: 5d7520a683c5bc8796b7dec2cca808eb SHA-1: 0949c9a43def5a0a2c2062fc524e21620f45ab86 SHA-256: 3537dc2e7a7e3ec3c8b4d7094eb0bf1b40f4387356cec1d46e900f839d5266c3
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT' and 'PDF_JS'. The 'EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGE' heuristic specifically flags 'javascript_obj0013_001.js' as suspicious due to hex escape and script obfuscation. ClamAV also detected the file as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014'. The presence of obfuscated JavaScript strongly suggests an attempt to download and execute a second-stage payload, a common technique for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities.

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
faee17dc4c3841fc9d58e5bafa56c724c40eef5b98563ee780bf8f9741cc2b4d
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4809 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).