Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 becd46d74d6f26bd…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 6144-01-01 Authoring application: 8803
MD5: 9943a6ca5ae5a01cb1722e617d09a8f3 SHA-1: f2350a5c00f9691149fda99f86b7255dfe29ded6 SHA-256: becd46d74d6f26bdba7e72ad3c635c7722029062037f6e2f259fbff3cb9fff83
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 a known exploit. The embedded JavaScript, although not fully detailed in the provided evidence, is the likely vector for exploitation. The file's purpose is to leverage this exploit to achieve malicious objectives.

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
13b7e041023f4ae876ed4f81bb4d31d0f42dad1eb1f4d3a15b83c8dd9cdeae53
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4793 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).