Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 44319236e959e40a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 6582-01-01 Authoring application: 8748
MD5: 4b0c50b4eda8bb52e8b5507978111a2a SHA-1: 0ac667d13b0ae0ae05f1e5bbd1a05d8fea1880ce SHA-256: 44319236e959e40a6a6172b2e717e9b254191d8d51f9b776407b57d268427c12
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014' strongly suggests exploitation of a known PDF vulnerability. The embedded JavaScript file 'javascript_obj0013_001.js' is flagged for obfuscation, pointing towards its role in downloading and executing a secondary payload. The lack of readable document body text means the specific lure cannot be determined, but the technical indicators are clear.

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
5d5423d0b177dcf1797144f46c1d2daab591059c338cc6a68c841b68b40f2283
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4796 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).