Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b3d66098a13bdcbf…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 2892-01-01 Authoring application: 4717
MD5: f247da364158af8923e380466371b7a8 SHA-1: 8dad39ae0686660eac690277e9d97201f7bc52dc SHA-256: b3d66098a13bdcbfba2799348c53db0311087ad74502d6cf58d7bf9202ce3f00
126 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, specifically targeting PDF exploits. The extracted artifact 'javascript_obj0013_001.js' likely contains obfuscated code designed to exploit vulnerabilities, as suggested by the EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGE heuristic. The exact function of the script is not fully discernible due to obfuscation, but it is characteristic of a PDF exploit delivery mechanism.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

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
c92c0f05c29ff49f86ec5dbe8d5ef1ea91e7bab7b0fe82468e7ae792ed8223aa
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4794 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).