Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c27543f14957a056…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 3214-01-01 Authoring application: 7977
MD5: aed24f92836a3d0638388027911bf652 SHA-1: 5bf4f090cedf29b516aedb6c7955c42d9b2c7012 SHA-256: c27543f14957a0565d135f16b4db058d2b42e58327cdb6b773840b9700591bc7
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File Execution: Malicious JavaScript

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014' strongly suggests a known exploit. The extracted JavaScript file, 'javascript_obj0013_001.js', shows signs of obfuscation, typical for malware attempting to hide its malicious actions. The primary function of this script is likely to download and execute a secondary payload, which is a common attack vector for PDF-based malware.

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
19241fc3a0ac08ea6b5c07f2bb1e8905e04e20df66f2069f0d29e3bc63e505a3
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4796 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).