Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 53bc62d35f3d1157…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 8890-01-01 Authoring application: 1992
MD5: 2a45ec6f67a8055c09e81c16724fa21f SHA-1: 7e15aedefb1eb61eb0226219bdea1f02bbbdb9b4 SHA-256: 53bc62d35f3d11576224c65f1a995d7c065473be4e5ff1a906fe147905bee543
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The ClamAV detection of 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014' strongly suggests a known exploit. The embedded JavaScript is likely designed to download and execute a second-stage payload, contributing to the malicious nature of the document. Due to the obfuscation and lack of specific script content, the exact execution chain cannot be fully determined.

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 1 related finding 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
3d58c3687c87e65a7cc7425a4bac36cdab03430caa56428198c689011e602a69
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 5206 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).