Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c5ee6b38aac09329…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 5483-01-01 Authoring application: 5072
MD5: 1f853eaed394d518e471253273726d8a SHA-1: 9a80a1a9a33b982c033167978660f660e2479c9d SHA-256: c5ee6b38aac09329c420e265270ab17c1efeb9822b0c1cdcfbd80f9d3d24ffe2
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT' and 'PDF_JS'. ClamAV also detected it as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014'. The embedded JavaScript file, 'javascript_obj0013_001.js', shows signs of obfuscation and hex escape sequences, suggesting it's designed to deliver a malicious payload. The exact nature of the exploit is unclear due to obfuscation, but it likely leverages JavaScript to compromise the user.

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
6c4e3dd0753f1bdfefcfdc2561a93fa724f54a769c7d7b4eca9e359330fbc6af
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4783 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).