Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3ce5603088a2dde9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

43.8 KB
MD5: 9404a5e53e50883c367d1db2de029368 SHA-1: 18e470e5c4833710c03e764945fd7518797f5212 SHA-256: 3ce5603088a2dde9c1229b8670efc405030cac17d539562616615d500bce2e0f
138 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The file is identified as malicious by ClamAV with multiple signatures indicating a PDF exploit. Heuristics confirm the presence of embedded JavaScript within the PDF structure. The embedded JavaScript stream is the primary mechanism for exploitation, likely downloading and executing a second-stage payload. The exact nature of the payload is not discernible from the provided evidence.

Heuristics 5

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36114 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36114
  • ClamAV detection on extracted artifact critical EXTRACTED_FILE_CLAMAV
    ClamAV flagged at least one file extracted from inside this sample. Even when the wrapping document carries no AV detection of its own, a hit on the carved artifact is a strong indicator the sample is a delivery vehicle.
  • 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.
  • Suspicious extracted artifact info 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.

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0008_000.js
4664ec5cd8249c76b5a9c6176ac71a2af3d144b4e42cdf9062bd6b593387a7a9
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0x1E7 2687 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36307
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).