Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 cdd605bb93d2ebe8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 942 Authoring application: 9402
MD5: 20212b95d77074353fb3361efe6bb13d SHA-1: da0828170cd32742154c89685ab21f3b94891baf SHA-256: cdd605bb93d2ebe88037465521a67800f1bf2e1c9880c1c14dfcc7500779ac28
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The CLAMAV_DETECTION heuristic identifies it as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014', suggesting it exploits a known PDF vulnerability. The extracted JavaScript artifact shows signs of obfuscation, typical of malware attempting to hide its malicious actions, which likely involve executing a second-stage payload.

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
2d5519d3299b5fbe595eeb6424da9bb82b265bd9f711d228f9d8a242d80da65e
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4782 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).