Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3ec12403b7a9811d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 3236-01-01 Authoring application: 3437
MD5: 5e3d071a158c0319ab317f07c091b017 SHA-1: 3990513396dbaabc5fe6807502b802d807534593 SHA-256: 3ec12403b7a9811d4711944a57a971f17b042f320100b170fb98ea99a6364821
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings. ClamAV identified the file as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014', suggesting it exploits a known PDF vulnerability. The embedded JavaScript is obfuscated and likely responsible for executing a malicious payload, though its exact function cannot be determined without further analysis.

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
b0b3e88b0bc2018488622b3982edfc19cbe81d35f7f5912e9131ea2b03a83f84
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4763 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).