Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 86480a754c3bb7ed…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 4722-01-01 Authoring application: 8054
MD5: 6b592e54b2b188c7a7da594bbc520cd9 SHA-1: 81fdeceff1d998ff52238c718b5a3062b2dc8af3 SHA-256: 86480a754c3bb7ed2f7ec4b2b4f06e043e79aaf92d0a486d37070687981be721
96 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. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014' strongly suggests a known exploit. The extracted JavaScript file, 'javascript_obj0013_001.js', shows signs of obfuscation and hex escape sequences, typical of malware attempting to hide its malicious actions. The script's likely intent is to download and execute a secondary payload, contributing to the overall malicious nature of the document.

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
b188f63e6bfd6da286c7b3b19f2598d7c0712a2bea0957ec253fbfcf2ece8375
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4751 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).