Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d0badebe178294cf…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 4181-01-01 Authoring application: 8846
MD5: 06c1cccb07ce77cf45850cb66aa36682 SHA-1: b10d576d4002a5911ab6066c1603caf3765e8956 SHA-256: d0badebe178294cf0a50095c891b7e40828710e1049df7ea453ffc15a97b434e
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. ClamAV detected this file as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014, suggesting it exploits known PDF vulnerabilities. The embedded JavaScript, extracted as javascript_obj0013_001.js, shows signs of obfuscation and hex escape sequences, typical of exploit delivery mechanisms. The primary intent appears to be the execution of malicious code through these embedded scripts.

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
1cff51bbd76f53218115141bf78b0ed173b243cf7192d696b68c02053e6338d8
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4768 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).