Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 aa0a013417bfc78d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 8927-01-01 Authoring application: 891
MD5: ac6b78f4f28cc880ac74bb4854dbb8d0 SHA-1: dd74fc63899ec7a48271e0c70b1a286c3152634b SHA-256: aa0a013417bfc78d05d28d6274d1d4a6c22cd0538b4f6df4f39a869db99b0eaa
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File: Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The critical ClamAV detection of 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014' strongly suggests a known PDF exploit. The extracted JavaScript file shows signs of obfuscation, typical for malware attempting to hide its malicious actions, such as downloading and executing further payloads. The lack of readable document body text means the specific lure cannot be determined, but the technical indicators point to a malicious PDF exploit.

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
0fd646e0906d41b576dc2c7a41a0f0472057d26b0b67fed96d6702bedfa52be9
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4801 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).