Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 56c3aced2d890b67…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 3360-01-01 Authoring application: 3588
MD5: b9b5bcb693e0ebc42204b44c06a1fb36 SHA-1: 65d08d1135c64d51dfe83120536a23aa8cbc2f9c SHA-256: 56c3aced2d890b6714989a169c4a7ee9129e1de78c3e2971edd0f01274b7b427
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. ClamAV detected this file as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014', suggesting it exploits known PDF vulnerabilities. The embedded JavaScript, although obfuscated, is likely responsible for executing the exploit, potentially leading to further malicious activity.

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
46599c92ea35c067f5ba106971e194f0d5d9082aa72d8fc0511567abf28d8b7a
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4776 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).