Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 86e4c46342ff8d7f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 7091-01-01 Authoring application: 7871
MD5: 3f1f264a053191e9f066e26d4df51572 SHA-1: db47e41518a307828788d782f989ed1b54c30eeb SHA-256: 86e4c46342ff8d7f83b4384fb4bf4a7feeaa6d65070f1f22932c503c51985646
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The CLAMAV_DETECTION heuristic identifies it as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014', suggesting it exploits a known PDF vulnerability. The extracted JavaScript file, 'javascript_obj0013_001.js', likely contains the malicious payload, although its specific actions are not detailed in the provided evidence. The file's purpose is to leverage this JavaScript to perform malicious actions.

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
0d1dc6c3b4c81db0773f21f3f336f5f663e6e9764eb6d51dab76806894f83d4a
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4789 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).