Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d05fa85c9ca8c86a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 5051-01-01 Authoring application: 173
MD5: 6f9b2c1db61f384c6f2194a72203d8e2 SHA-1: 578b497df7455a2f27da65fe558366caafa81832 SHA-256: d05fa85c9ca8c86a123e2b087c25fdc54fe2663edf8c8c020ad3676b8f6ba23f
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious Link

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014' confirms its malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript file 'javascript_obj0013_001.js' is likely responsible for the exploit, potentially downloading and executing a second-stage payload. The exact exploit mechanism and payload are not detailed in the provided evidence.

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
9f9ef9a29986c41aa32ae329a7abc1859ae548900c6c43c91b097b0319e74940
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4808 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).