Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c3263922b520bb92…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 9396-01-01 Authoring application: 2917
MD5: 6e5080ccb1ce2a1ad858ece0814bc8d2 SHA-1: 5d1ffb3fc03e5fb8b6905c81589dca3b6a2157f2 SHA-256: c3263922b520bb92e86d77f4e9253d0ceecaa681a03e42a674357c149312d51e
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The file is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, as indicated by multiple heuristic firings including 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT' and 'PDF_JS'. ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014' confirms its malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript, found in 'javascript_obj0013_001.js', is obfuscated and likely responsible for executing the exploit. The exact payload and execution flow are not fully discernible due to obfuscation, but the overall pattern suggests a PDF-based exploit delivery.

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
b2e79f71ebf3aad90226493297c23011c72bd0188566c88d940248a06353a13f
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4778 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).