Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b1c2021b16205d3d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 3037-01-01 Authoring application: 1129
MD5: b1693ac6bb93ec3c6a0167582d88b67f SHA-1: e7883d4b8ce1e0c5a94c5087871a83ca4d8014dd SHA-256: b1c2021b16205d3df3ad3ccfd8601f036492c1fffe4a5bc454d44fd8ecabd806
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT' and 'PDF_JS'. The critical 'CLAMAV_DETECTION' heuristic identifies it as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014'. The embedded JavaScript file 'javascript_obj0013_001.js' was also flagged for obfuscation. This suggests the script is designed to exploit a vulnerability within the PDF reader to execute malicious code, likely downloading and running 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
449a9dc8829eafacad10073281a3a5b7372a68d274dbd99dd8f01ae914953734
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4804 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).