Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 adf4c4a0b0b242bf…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 5745-01-01 Authoring application: 3445
MD5: 8d26fcfc36aa93ef2de2e72395e8b5a7 SHA-1: 3f76cdb6d0787b90a3f1ee5d90eb8c3a93a75da8 SHA-256: adf4c4a0b0b242bf03b0a084dccd1c621e1de93d581d3b2a49c27f7444d157f2
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 a known exploit. The extracted JavaScript file, 'javascript_obj0013_001.js', shows signs of obfuscation and hex escape sequences, typical of exploit delivery mechanisms. The script likely attempts to download and execute a second-stage payload, contributing to the malicious nature of the PDF.

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
18b3084479c0c8973e93b102d593b37d771b83e772240d84463993dc374a3bc3
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4786 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).