Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 530545f8b2caa72a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 2419-01-01 Authoring application: 4676
MD5: bbc01c51bb9db089bef2e3fc9e17354b SHA-1: a8ecf2193f8cd0aceb5b6767934e7aba709007d3 SHA-256: 530545f8b2caa72ab30f53d87bc930ab95e0443a6810e3983ddcf3ca83c40c15
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File: Malicious JavaScript

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014' strongly suggests this is a known exploit. The extracted JavaScript file, 'javascript_obj0013_001.js', shows signs of obfuscation, typical for malware attempting to download and execute further stages. The file's purpose is likely to leverage this JavaScript to compromise the user's system.

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
2ceecdf01b82b221d94aa6c4c9a006eed9f601b2dcd0c4304fa40308d40b64cc
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4806 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).