Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b6aaac2f59072a3b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 4563-01-01 Authoring application: 2664
MD5: 1803e0e78a9cab795525712a370ff18a SHA-1: 9798d1951bb3550d42002aa77d23ee1ed308ae46 SHA-256: b6aaac2f59072a3b527b74b8916c3aba678c9ee4b078219cdb0c11a34d2ff7d5
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF 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 malware attempting to hide its malicious actions, likely 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
3a52d301db39266f5e5f634eda807f11f9613648feeeedfe2b74359e0b2ebb37
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).