Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 55b809b362655c47…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 745 Authoring application: 4975
MD5: c321f7bb3335a13c995d19691bf7166d SHA-1: 65463986a506b8c57b6f9376fce9fddec884e474 SHA-256: 55b809b362655c47967a96aa874a7742d9baa7987ca4616a630e554020af03bc
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 heuristic identifies the file as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014', suggesting it exploits a known PDF vulnerability. The extracted JavaScript file shows obfuscation indicators, typical of malware attempting to download and execute further stages. The exact payload and delivery mechanism are not fully discernible due to obfuscation, but the overall pattern points to a malicious PDF dropper.

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
97480f8b71e3fd97e9814bf4a8e276216925fc06d8d834ce8983cefc0a94b7ed
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4813 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).