Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9f345747f0926869…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 4187-01-01 Authoring application: 2171
MD5: 8ee80686491f4d2aa58af3667acc6c11 SHA-1: da50c9a535944ba4d2b4b2d9e4f3727f44171aa4 SHA-256: 9f345747f09268698df7fa3eed373905c12c0e3105d3e5aa702feab796321d31
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript 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' strongly suggests a known exploit. The embedded JavaScript file 'javascript_obj0013_001.js' was flagged for obfuscation, pointing towards malicious intent. The overall pattern suggests the PDF is a lure to trigger an exploit that runs the embedded script, likely to download and execute further malicious content.

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
e9028d67cc2ee5740fa795ed812697d08e87446080d2e12cc3dcb87d8cd72723
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4775 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).