Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d1c3ee7c44d1012a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 233 Authoring application: 2788
MD5: ccf1a903c9f4472edc91e9a98e427bea SHA-1: c8488be7137657fbe5bb25e1a0c37b5c91c4ced6 SHA-256: d1c3ee7c44d1012a62615297f8d87f87259c15bb60d4289ea2e8cb4888ef2ebb
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014' strongly suggests this is an exploit. The extracted JavaScript file, 'javascript_obj0013_001.js', shows signs of obfuscation, typical of exploit delivery mechanisms. The primary attack pattern involves luring the user to open the PDF, which then triggers the embedded JavaScript to execute an exploit, likely leading to further stages of infection.

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
1a13e0d9ce3aa970ea177580d12dc2ef0d5ca17a0d807ba8741cf01a01c6de72
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 5095 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).