Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 46fa7577c14ff106…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 9993-01-01 Authoring application: 5882
MD5: 8bcf0fd20a2106ef900151af9f103270 SHA-1: dad4c4007f3787d392805aab9b99d75f97783653 SHA-256: 46fa7577c14ff106b0ad203635034877c8a594a318bf9a41102cb12268573b75
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.007 Scripting: JavaScript

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014' strongly suggests a known exploit. The embedded JavaScript, although not fully detailed here, is the likely mechanism for delivering the exploit payload. The file size and metadata are consistent with a malicious document.

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
f617e42395826f26e2016c1d253bac810344ee575e9b27fc80e5c23c9cf75f94
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4772 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).