Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c919ee52989dcece…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 9851-01-01 Authoring application: 4364
MD5: a0347e98c61dde361d4b8a2de54c0a8a SHA-1: 814d5a42db5028f13f57bdbd29b9094477a1fa94 SHA-256: c919ee52989dcece1bb5812f7aa9a238930e34658e840422fb9c3545806625f9
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

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 PDF exploit. The extracted artifact 'javascript_obj0013_001.js' shows signs of obfuscation, typical for malware attempting to hide its malicious actions. The script likely downloads and executes a second-stage payload, contributing to the overall malicious nature of the document.

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
47b319e5a72276156e5413c4ed5c69d9c7854acf62abcf2a2c12aa5c6e652af9
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4790 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).