Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a12b5f994757d082…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 8226-01-01 Authoring application: 255
MD5: 096041e998f5cf1abbc97e689d48a7d7 SHA-1: 0c1a116830d77a6de9050485d99206632faa33f8 SHA-256: a12b5f994757d08271aca3b3201bd5db5937e7dba4c04e8a3f0250266633b07a
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT' and 'PDF_JS'. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014' strongly suggests a known exploit. The extracted JavaScript file 'javascript_obj0013_001.js' shows signs of obfuscation, typical for malware attempting to download and execute further stages. The lack of readable document body text means the specific lure cannot be determined, but the technical indicators point to a malicious exploit 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
71a5ec4f21d92ed2a04f0d05691f73b47b7d8db9ca5101ebf425c466e3cf88a8
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4802 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).