Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7dd6f7e674e8ac52…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 2231-01-01 Authoring application: 5268
MD5: a26947327f8f70c569be42a8db0a8f5b SHA-1: efd5b5720bb302275db0e8ee29f2cefefc930e94 SHA-256: 7dd6f7e674e8ac528ab671b8e8022cb855924e90ceb4a893e28089abd7ee9260
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings. ClamAV identified this as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014', suggesting it exploits a known PDF vulnerability. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing malicious code, potentially downloading a second-stage payload or performing other harmful actions. The obfuscation within the JavaScript stream further supports its malicious intent.

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
e58caf7fa1da13521e6e8cfeaef8a506b52a558b3f583fccc19f5c2c70ca3df3
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4788 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).