Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a7756d493a0f16b3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 1396-01-01 Authoring application: 9423
MD5: bedfeb5b1e7d5c9238f0d32d4c10463e SHA-1: 9220ce8abd10bd103ff15bbd0b45d5471bb9c86c SHA-256: a7756d493a0f16b30ca584b4ace21c236be970f5403d60c5cd7b733746e0191e
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.007 Scripting: JavaScript

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT' and 'PDF_JS'. The 'CLAMAV_DETECTION' heuristic identifies the file as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014', suggesting it exploits known PDF vulnerabilities. The embedded JavaScript, although obfuscated, is likely responsible for executing the exploit, leading to a malicious outcome.

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
41b4722e852f988f9e6b4b3b533595f137667a0969714fd3c35e0781f3f66bcd
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4771 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).