Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 96e4eeb74a1125cd…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 7754-01-01 Authoring application: 4175
MD5: 63c57ecfc3fb62c69cfedf38bd6373f3 SHA-1: 9f5e527ce4320004599058eea0e7338af5b9315e SHA-256: 96e4eeb74a1125cd65f6d09ec2e87d4a8c86565dca7d8a600e3b23188b2bc242
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT' and 'PDF_JS'. The 'CLAMAV_DETECTION' heuristic identifies the file as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014', suggesting it exploits a known PDF vulnerability. The embedded JavaScript is obfuscated and likely used to download and execute a second-stage payload, contributing to the malicious verdict.

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
d2a48c9f722c693aa63aef8a68749b00adae3009bcab7df7edee2dfeb27f1eac
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 5006 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).