Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b88bce9f7591839b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 7555-01-01 Authoring application: 2850
MD5: 44f30131694bd583a6fd73b54102d89f SHA-1: 737a04e42129ad9944fc5ad02b24b64ab526985f SHA-256: b88bce9f7591839bba56ab7f52821f506d69c47c0cc65a4c532e58f0160a1de2
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. ClamAV detected this file as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014', suggesting it exploits known PDF vulnerabilities. The extracted JavaScript file, 'javascript_obj0013_001.js', shows signs of obfuscation and hex escape sequences, typical of exploit delivery mechanisms. The primary attack pattern involves leveraging these JavaScript exploits to compromise the user's system.

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
b7328d77ba8505452426b30ed2cf6bea37ed09625eaf20d9ac0b0c0cad51f23b
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4787 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).