Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 428f3572456aa53f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 7264-01-01 Authoring application: 241
MD5: 887c59f3a22c5e94561790842a45621c SHA-1: 07696194cdafe498140dd7df39c7a1ca8bcf442f SHA-256: 428f3572456aa53f6daa523e0a6ed491d5d6ab74b92b21c833fc9d4d6d8f26cf
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. ClamAV detected this file as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014', suggesting it exploits known PDF vulnerabilities. The extracted JavaScript file exhibits obfuscation, typical of exploit delivery mechanisms. The primary attack pattern involves leveraging these embedded scripts to compromise the user's system.

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
ea607ebc7c02ff2b4844613f62fc54d37149fc4d40f3ab5e50601fec4dca725f
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4800 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).