Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9e204d6b8558959d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 319 Authoring application: 4126
MD5: 787c799c0820d6bdaf0726026348cd3e SHA-1: 6ddf3506ca6da69b85fb899f6aa3abcd35419232 SHA-256: 9e204d6b8558959d4ff3d90bff00a8c71a5f68f2a54917414f967f6514d225f5
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1566.002 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014' confirms its malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the exploit, leading to the malicious verdict. The extracted file 'javascript_obj0013_001.js' also shows signs of obfuscation, further supporting the malicious intent.

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
360cc03409e29938ea9799a722754ebeda7d93dc11abb7616fbf9acbcf51a274
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4776 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).