Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ce60cb553deec44f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 6975-01-01 Authoring application: 719
MD5: aa4efe2552d0d80e2d3a157a3277f1a7 SHA-1: d7e6ba088a053af1888b95c508a0bfa3152f4659 SHA-256: ce60cb553deec44f9bea10904fbde8fee0f67c826222a3636fefc1dc03eed2b9
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT' and 'PDF_JS'. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014' strongly suggests malicious intent. An extracted JavaScript file, 'javascript_obj0013_001.js', was also flagged for obfuscation. The embedded script is likely responsible for executing a malicious payload, but its exact function cannot be determined due to obfuscation.

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
0471959a4608234a9e143af16cad61adfc46ea529a697d24a93cbb368563bb61
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4816 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).