Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5553ce2378ddd48c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 7248-01-01 Authoring application: 4172
MD5: 1226387288250c59c716d3f9be323681 SHA-1: db0da721a93edd30df14ce1290eaf1c452efdabf SHA-256: 5553ce2378ddd48cc713f5b7631f0f85ef5b4531f84062759113e1975cd2eb1d
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014' strongly suggests a known exploit. The embedded JavaScript file 'javascript_obj0013_001.js' is likely responsible for the malicious activity, potentially downloading and executing a second-stage payload. The document body is unreadable, but the presence of JavaScript and the ClamAV signature point to an exploit delivery mechanism.

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
91f532a924a7ca3195890d6768a1ece929d43256c9a8cd785f6966dff9d4a458
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4772 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).