Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d1be16605f1d156c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 1184-01-01 Authoring application: 6830
MD5: c6f7bf96f9fa6ee8b4b6cc85df132934 SHA-1: ae14444d545d4fb0de7dfa5b794db7f19657d3c0 SHA-256: d1be16605f1d156c62bcdb6317ea3bfcaa5ec06ae500f7fdf03114b87460c260
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 known PDF vulnerabilities. The extracted artifact javascript_obj0013_001.js likely contains the malicious script responsible for the exploit, potentially downloading a second-stage payload. The obfuscation indicators within the extracted artifact further support this assessment.

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
b21353c95d219b2a9d5a5a953223052a753f12c3e5e4047bcf2133f0b0ee64ca
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4788 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).