Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 355cd52a606455aa…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 2429-01-01 Authoring application: 1699
MD5: be3119a20773e6f6207dc10f17a9672e SHA-1: 48e448a9e901b0abc883921ace49223121a765c1 SHA-256: 355cd52a606455aa4dea656b98f134ac5d7067f88575a429e33f1ae69fb1b394
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. ClamAV detected this as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014, suggesting it exploits known PDF vulnerabilities. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the exploit, potentially leading to further malicious activity.

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
6838139cd44007cfcbead6f9a5e288a2c2c329ed28dd9fc19958df9f2012fb60
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4813 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).