Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4278039248405c85…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 3810-01-01 Authoring application: 3797
MD5: 6f08acd2c788fcc556801bb51bdbde0f SHA-1: 89f7a03a4c94f2ccae1f2b13316b26aeb81f5d43 SHA-256: 4278039248405c850b3f21f59c1808d292da4bea3f7476640f5b18c5d8a2b2cb
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The CLAMAV_DETECTION heuristic identifies it as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014, suggesting it exploits a known vulnerability. The embedded JavaScript, named javascript_obj0013_001.js, is likely responsible for the malicious behavior, potentially downloading and executing a second-stage payload. The document body is unreadable, providing no further context.

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
8d19900373bb10acd4402f6156ead3b2b1917a00cf4ab612f53dc4c4ac46cf93
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4781 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).