Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4214556fe47074d3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

10.2 KB Created: 2010-02-16 06:33:58 Authoring application: JkfHsStNNjkOslHT (via NFisVjDcWgWjkHf)
MD5: 709436a201540d4dfc892240f08e1ad5 SHA-1: efd54099e0bc01dfd9aa0080e77a59db54ed2be3 SHA-256: 4214556fe47074d3a646e176a8189fdb30c1eb246f3ec74e1b1b54df4d860a2e
78 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The file is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, as indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35572' strongly suggests a known exploit. The embedded JavaScript, though obfuscated, is the likely mechanism for delivering a secondary payload, aligning with common PDF-based attack vectors.

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35572 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35572
  • 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_obj0007_000.js
16ae07ee1a7eb7cf3a401a02f4ca0dbdabfa70727cbc36a4882592e1bfcdbae5
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x2AC 8968 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).