Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4cb27c6039e239ac…

MALICIOUS

PDF

6.6 KB
MD5: 1a60c5e5900212b76652a6ec494d47c8 SHA-1: 1b5070fc65101280e12d0ad65130610abf584cf8 SHA-256: 4cb27c6039e239ac4d9c17dc8352cd67309cc552638a33f74dbd0de2c66daf66
86 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The JavaScript is obfuscated using String.fromCharCode, as suggested by the PDF_FROMCHARCODE heuristic. ClamAV detected this as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36086, and a suspicious JavaScript file was extracted. The primary attack pattern involves leveraging these embedded scripts to execute malicious code, likely for exploitation.

Heuristics 5

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36086 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36086
  • 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.
  • String.fromCharCode low PDF_FROMCHARCODE
    String.fromCharCode found — used to construct payload strings dynamically. Common in benign JavaScript libraries for codepoint manipulation, so this alone is informational; weaponised use is also caught by the dedicated fromCharCode-stage and exploit-shape rules. (matched inside decoded stream)
  • 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_obj0006_000.js
a725eadeeae5b0d3b80edf9014256bb49b1bb3da8c966e3972d1f7522590657e
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0x143 137520 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).