Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 bc82e1241ea3f3c2…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 9538-01-01 Authoring application: 9002
MD5: 0ad9f1257a3856b7582fcb9447e9136c SHA-1: 080d69f5ab586619a5129ec32c27c0aad5c102cb SHA-256: bc82e1241ea3f3c2a8756a0496deb2c76329544890b095c7b72e3f155b09ea25
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 User Execution: 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 a known exploit. The embedded JavaScript, named 'javascript_obj0013_001.js', is likely responsible for executing the malicious payload, potentially leveraging a vulnerability 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
4c4b48e51e6090a8fe708731c310fbde10509c658567432f372e890552842b26
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).