Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a6bff7bb77cdfbfa…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 7379-01-01 Authoring application: 7199
MD5: 94bfc0ccad18f4278338172aa57a0ba4 SHA-1: 4091da0ecf44f04e79ffde0d14ca591bedff578e SHA-256: a6bff7bb77cdfbfa673729c6c560c3cdb48e8c19e053db359a1db42c3b045852
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' strongly suggests this is a malicious PDF exploiting a known vulnerability. The embedded JavaScript, although not fully detailed here, is the likely mechanism for delivering the exploit. The extracted file 'javascript_obj0013_001.js' and the ClamAV signature are the primary indicators of compromise.

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
8802039629eb137a82dd7b63c52e994a9731a3986cc4e814b6da8912f12af56b
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4796 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).