Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 97ccbd7e91b7d32a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 7450-01-01 Authoring application: 6470
MD5: b451dbea40887acf03649535ffc5fd6f SHA-1: 7cb9bfb7517712fe95e4695d9c36e96a4aaab3a4 SHA-256: 97ccbd7e91b7d32a6f4141fc4c0f116dbbc9baffcad5b2d6535f3bb6255f06fa
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014' strongly suggests a known exploit is present. The embedded JavaScript, identified as 'javascript_obj0013_001.js', shows signs of obfuscation, typical of malware attempting to hide its malicious actions. While the exact script functionality is obscured, its presence within an exploit-carrying PDF points to a likely attack pattern of delivering and executing a malicious 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
df52d3981b3b6d1f689ba5c6ea34230ab7cfc20b9b4b7d6c57f066424498c563
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4814 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).