Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 aeb3ff52a11c25c3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 7724-01-01 Authoring application: 56
MD5: 2a7cf5a2ed179407c68dc9b4f4dc2932 SHA-1: 9f6df5b406fddeb675baa68d5476516e2b161d66 SHA-256: aeb3ff52a11c25c3b642294babf388be32db7a093fa99bda40402048216b1b72
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

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
136ce582603f703b3d55bfb0cea0d31c494d2153e7f61695272afa52ceede9aa
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4799 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).