Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 919f2fa168073acd…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 9778-01-01 Authoring application: 4496
MD5: d225e57133eec2dfc0e1d048742a136f SHA-1: 61d488e3de17b30192ebbe2a886a0818e63fa715 SHA-256: 919f2fa168073acd2194ea284d822c0906d47bd9d3a594aa8d13d53290892868
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File: User Execution: 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 embedded JavaScript file 'javascript_obj0013_001.js' is likely responsible for the malicious behavior, potentially downloading and executing a secondary payload. The document body is unreadable, but the presence of JavaScript and the ClamAV signature point to an exploit-based attack.

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
49f0077d7e20bbae99588c04fca470a8d788b510213d9411f0e8d9a0ba13d65a
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4795 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).