Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9282f0fb2cfc9d12…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 4645-01-01 Authoring application: 1952
MD5: 7d3f36ea7d66da6304781830589f2533 SHA-1: 8cecf358ffde1283e338106beafc58b4e4fb9571 SHA-256: 9282f0fb2cfc9d125a236134e594d6e6c4793d7b73fdab122fce765e99f15e03
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

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 artifact shows signs of obfuscation, typical of malware attempting to hide its malicious actions, which likely involve downloading and executing a second-stage payload.

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
37c61ed60f32ff59fbdc47510821fb3575a077cfc77bfc3635c7821b4a4b64a2
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4811 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).