Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 49f286b491a5f96d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 1840-01-01 Authoring application: 2189
MD5: 92e4b7f4c2d7698b60f607dbe1a2c462 SHA-1: cae82e7efbde4833e46e23940860f4d7d37a3f1c SHA-256: 49f286b491a5f96dd9bff427244c7bbdcf349091de66f909d8b3e67742e17beb
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT' and 'PDF_JS'. The 'CLAMAV_DETECTION' heuristic identifies the file as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014', strongly suggesting it's a known exploit. The extracted JavaScript file shows signs of obfuscation, typical of malware attempting to hide its malicious actions, which likely involve exploiting a PDF vulnerability to execute arbitrary code.

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
33b0289a61e777c336d9ee9fbaf4b2e548cda0a6606f45823aa25c4dac6b6e68
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).