Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 529aec38818fdd14…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 4603-01-01 Authoring application: 3933
MD5: b40ced42b9a822e45130a94052bef710 SHA-1: d9afefe0dc55660705c32f8bd3422fb15cab7251 SHA-256: 529aec38818fdd14d1e34785933734857cccf78a66061143328ce06d4567cd59
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014' strongly suggests a known exploit within the PDF. The extracted JavaScript file exhibits obfuscation, typical of exploit delivery mechanisms. While the exact exploit or payload is not detailed, the presence of these elements points to an attack pattern aimed at leveraging PDF vulnerabilities to execute malicious 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
2b2698a19c545706204e02a5349199b738bebaed129288491563d2d7b227749e
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4802 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).