Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b767f7013de72d30…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 7250-01-01 Authoring application: 46
MD5: 18fb43d7c506ea72c2406dce00eb2dd2 SHA-1: fcd0310bca2bf075084c8143e94b99f1993268bb SHA-256: b767f7013de72d3021c76e836dbb5d06ef51a706a4448088d3ba2fd1bda267a4
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 ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014' strongly suggests malicious intent, likely involving an exploit delivered via the JavaScript. The extracted artifact 'javascript_obj0013_001.js' and its associated 'Hex escape obfuscation, Script obfuscation indicators' further support the presence of malicious code designed to exploit vulnerabilities within the PDF reader.

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
7f7a5e7a05bfc4e7a3f050059ccd2f777731a90973eb8dc3ddaa6fc3c8f604e5
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4798 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).