Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8a6fcb1df185d101…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 850 Authoring application: 380
MD5: 6d444027dbb5011a2396cf50a3ca01e3 SHA-1: 39cda4d72c6921147c15026cfe8b53a35d4d6f7d SHA-256: 8a6fcb1df185d101f272ef0d41716b0063bda92dfc14d2d1c6c8cc08f2c1868f
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 including 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT' and 'PDF_JS'. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014' strongly suggests a known exploit. The extracted JavaScript file, 'javascript_obj0013_001.js', shows signs of obfuscation, typical of exploit delivery mechanisms. While the exact exploit or payload is not detailed, the presence of JavaScript within a PDF is a common technique for delivering malicious content.

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
88081c24b7acdd9f219085461883699087c7e4c91dd8e8683e8bffbea1ef9730
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4787 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).