Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c076e04c63bec460…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 3424-01-01 Authoring application: 3867
MD5: 946099e199673b96dc7b8fb565ce3758 SHA-1: 12e924f26cf10e625ba713cd5d3c6f064b92f5aa SHA-256: c076e04c63bec4603842e57df62c42b37e451b6c9072502a6542e43c9f81c73f
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT' and 'PDF_JS'. The critical ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014' strongly suggests a known exploit. The embedded JavaScript stream, identified as 'javascript_obj0013_001.js', likely contains obfuscated code designed to exploit a vulnerability within the PDF reader. The extracted file 'javascript_obj0013_001.js' shows signs of obfuscation, further supporting its malicious intent.

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
ec17d7343e68b8d5315f210d9937ac42da6cc3dc901b83f6d9e46aa960a3e3a0
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4788 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).