Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 44f9603c1592c98a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.5 KB Created: 2008-31-20 53:85:00 Authoring application: aaaaaaaa
MD5: 782bf8f8bbfd231a29844c8f258ad49e SHA-1: ee40099f5c955e2f2f76011d2c48029dfcbd5d4b SHA-256: 44f9603c1592c98a720df7aca2fee0a2d43fb04af9c338767a0226cca5764048
78 Risk Score

Malware Insights

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings and the presence of an embedded JavaScript file. ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014' strongly suggests exploitation of a known PDF vulnerability. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the exploit, leading to a malicious outcome. The document body is minimal and does not provide further context on the lure.

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014
  • 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_obj0013_001.js
b375626f4acc88bad93d3b8e69cce761949032e7bcfb1ba92064cfbdda5ba263
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 3779 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 6 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).