Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 52580dc64427d07b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 1508-01-01 Authoring application: 8085
MD5: b0209d76d63145969f188890b33116d9 SHA-1: e16b6d21ae1cada60d6fc472300c7108187720a1 SHA-256: 52580dc64427d07bde37f970ba9981fabc744134700665e4ae36fdd6bca0f1b7
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file was flagged by ClamAV as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014, indicating a known exploit. Static analysis also detected embedded JavaScript, which is often used to deliver malicious payloads. The extracted JavaScript file, 'javascript_obj0013_001.js', shows signs of obfuscation, further suggesting malicious intent. The exact function of the script could not be determined due to obfuscation, but it is highly probable that it attempts to exploit a vulnerability in the PDF viewer.

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
9ccb37d3ecc5f27079ff7c1a68e923898163c45421c0734876a25cebc862712c
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4814 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).