Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 bdff1fffcf1b7f9c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 4813-01-01 Authoring application: 4111
MD5: d263ca6e17f141f27df72e3cd44cc8ac SHA-1: b2d0f0baf260c884ab4cfbd8cd406e06bdd03bba SHA-256: bdff1fffcf1b7f9cc6104f072766ec452543833b62db8c0a67494413f168d61a
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. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014' strongly suggests an exploit is present. The extracted JavaScript file, 'javascript_obj0013_001.js', shows signs of obfuscation, typical of malware attempting to hide its malicious actions. The script likely downloads and executes a second-stage payload, contributing to the overall malicious nature of the PDF.

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
8d201ad6727b74467298aabcd8542f91184e424a3a4e3e3691b8fdac4c3bb2d6
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4795 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).