Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7f98a4d4e2538103…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 3091-01-01 Authoring application: 5511
MD5: 6e02e698c5232e420f97755d9d35ce81 SHA-1: 7e2716285dc76a1050bc5d4e9feb64bdc59d6df8 SHA-256: 7f98a4d4e25381031d575425386ff2c60dcf6659ccab693f37d85ebcfbe12bd7
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File: Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014' strongly suggests a known exploit. The embedded JavaScript, though not fully detailed here, is the likely mechanism for exploitation. The file's purpose is to leverage this exploit to achieve a malicious outcome.

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
31c83218ced6d1dfcf829e78ab6c9be155431195b9f245951eb7630c8a01ca27
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4779 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).