Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ca9c1ef7cb8a97e1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 7797-01-01 Authoring application: 9145
MD5: 7ddd90a3f1aaa87fdae03f36688046ac SHA-1: c856e8c0a25490eebafcd564dc432b9cd10e50b8 SHA-256: ca9c1ef7cb8a97e18479fd2bcf4824e7513e23ec2f8e7e4ffecf745cb3e70782
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The critical ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014' strongly suggests this is a known exploit. The extracted JavaScript file, 'javascript_obj0013_001.js', shows signs of obfuscation, typical of malware attempting to download and execute a second-stage payload. The exact intent of the script cannot be fully determined due to obfuscation, lowering confidence.

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
a95a7c1f2f8dddfcb15235e34f8f5667865b5fd4d8442e24368744bfc36a6037
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4809 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).