Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 577cdb7b75c198e8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.5 KB Created: 2008-31-20 53:85:00 Authoring application: aaaaaaaa
MD5: 7bd55162bcfb0cbce1d6791936af0b05 SHA-1: b32e2ebc464335f8f874d002681dfbf582edcdca SHA-256: 577cdb7b75c198e802e50bc1371fb47b4403c1e8d450319033ae84c6c2d1d2de
78 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings and the presence of an extracted JavaScript file. ClamAV detected this as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014', suggesting it exploits a known PDF vulnerability. The JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the malicious payload, although its specific actions are not detailed in the provided evidence.

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014
  • 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.
  • Suspicious extracted artifact info 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.

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0013_001.js
f1877623400bade9f5c4824a30f8e33fe17f76b7be3e25fc06b2f1470136ebf6
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4109 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 6 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).