Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3c0b56bd4e6c6a9c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 257 Authoring application: 6473
MD5: 618efe59ab38537a467801d9cbfbcfe4 SHA-1: 860bdc15fa844389a5d6f07f04be0e77307f3c97 SHA-256: 3c0b56bd4e6c6a9cd78bef7be73970d127b9f0064810ab1194e6b1d6dcb59dc6
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1566.002 Spearphishing Attachment

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 extracted JavaScript file shows signs of obfuscation, typical for attempts to hide malicious code. The primary attack vector is likely the execution of this embedded script upon opening the PDF, aiming to exploit a vulnerability.

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
8ee725b309cd6cf0041d3be82d5c0cf2244e64fbcf5483adf144a5325b112525
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4780 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).