Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 57e73251e8a1fd5b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 1592-01-01 Authoring application: 2386
MD5: 8cd0eaf5640c5f4391a1ae27b1ff15e4 SHA-1: a51a1c6977e89efbae38d307281b2a0c1d682ffe SHA-256: 57e73251e8a1fd5b40f7f2cc681760359577df4ea94e80a0ffc7825f8c3f6f04
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT' and 'PDF_JS'. The 'javascript_obj0013_001.js' file was extracted and shows signs of obfuscation. This JavaScript is likely responsible for exploiting a vulnerability within the PDF reader to execute malicious code, as suggested by the 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014' ClamAV detection. The exact nature of the exploit and its payload cannot be determined due to obfuscation, leading to a lower confidence score.

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
3e972ae6e2d45425321eccc8e5523ec237631f34bcb8fce403a15daf8d54eb38
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4778 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).