Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d2f16a9e1a80f1c4…

MALICIOUS

PDF

93.4 KB Created: ¢m003Ùo>ÎÊQü˜°rbÁהŽ+Ç@½
MD5: 2e401dc822cffaf216a58654b879776b SHA-1: 9da0e52a0f24e97f3657e9f25cefaa571707752f SHA-256: d2f16a9e1a80f1c43455fd9de9431c9ba505400650f8d70f6201ea8e1c6ca031
116 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1566.002 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious File

The critical ClamAV detection and multiple PDF-specific heuristics indicate this is a malicious PDF. The presence of embedded JavaScript, noted by PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS firings, suggests the document is designed to execute code. The PDF_ENCRYPTED_WITH_JS heuristic confirms that the JavaScript is used to obscure the exploit payload, making static analysis difficult. The ClamAV detection name 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-24140' directly points to an exploit being present.

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-24140 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-24140
  • Encrypted PDF carries /JavaScript — payload hidden from static analysis high PDF_ENCRYPTED_WITH_JS
    PDF declares /Encrypt and also references an executable trigger (/JavaScript). Document encryption hides the JavaScript body and stream contents from static scanners — combined with auto-execution indicators this is a known evasion pattern used to deliver weaponised JavaScript that the analyst cannot inspect without the decryption key.
  • 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_obj0032_000.js
4da4f73f6618057b400e95eb90896b30eebd559b412ef35499db75cc5f969607
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 32 at offset 0x2038 42 bytes