Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 37043d8c1d4843da…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 3845-01-01 Authoring application: 8175
MD5: 976d0186ca3c156062ae011e38c874b8 SHA-1: 30d772ac5ddd1d19dbb6c5d972c5f53d5678f69d SHA-256: 37043d8c1d4843dac78e667fec09a7b0f73e0451e9363ee946f503ab26453a8c
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 'CLAMAV_DETECTION' heuristic identifies it as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014', confirming its malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the exploit, potentially leading to further stages of infection. The 'EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGE' heuristic also flags script obfuscation.

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
f8b9b9dcd22d290d21ec56ef6ed5ea3852a3549128f85f22916b318e2b168d0b
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4792 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).