Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9c869a508b6527b4…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 4407-01-01 Authoring application: 9237
MD5: cfbeb529323b614a84e0d416942916b5 SHA-1: 315205bd24130b83a2304d7fde066f63735f3439 SHA-256: 9c869a508b6527b41e53ba4e9fbbffccbce301010bfe69784a4a4f0ce6a28b7d
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The ClamAV detection (Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014) and the suspicious extracted artifact (javascript_obj0013_001.js) with obfuscation indicators further support malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, a common technique for PDF-based malware delivery.

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
6a3f8f9a49f1331f698fc2e172620878bb3ff8c947ec22a53af4ef02cf3d2847
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 5041 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).