Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7db3f40318b17b23…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 3029-01-01 Authoring application: 5483
MD5: 80952d075cbaa35516ee864a69da25d3 SHA-1: b00f37159e1bef885d2eec6e2e72d1927aa487b4 SHA-256: 7db3f40318b17b23730ff0d049da460de500b4d72e925eaff09b978805aeee2a
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 including 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT' and 'PDF_JS'. ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014' strongly suggests malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript, found in 'javascript_obj0013_001.js', is obfuscated and likely responsible for executing the exploit. The exact payload or behavior of the script could not be fully determined due to obfuscation, but its presence within a PDF with a malicious verdict points to a common exploit delivery pattern.

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
2df2b382f964367263dd976502d7104c1d06dca029324578248d89a09617085f
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4769 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).