Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 aaaf744be9f1e195…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 5857-01-01 Authoring application: 6319
MD5: ba733ceb07367336104384d7e20c8ae9 SHA-1: 35190c471eda233965b5075bb5b314fc5c1fcf1d SHA-256: aaaf744be9f1e195f4abd499ae9c6eeebafa039893f2ab434d88bf6f9f132c4d
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 it as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014', suggesting it exploits a known PDF vulnerability. The extracted JavaScript file, 'javascript_obj0013_001.js', shows signs of obfuscation, typical of malware attempting to download and execute a second-stage payload.

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
b7cb2d2b5396d5f6de145638205ee84fb00ef8b63d0425165d2620ec79208ad3
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4793 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).