Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d79a221328248b27…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 9539-01-01 Authoring application: 9083
MD5: 9fd7d60cdfc7e012f17e018c3fe1a936 SHA-1: ae7a1cb1445061e15feecb858c122911945f1427 SHA-256: d79a221328248b2756e2c5ac079cc66a9922e5655f60ffd60281abb74331c561
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. ClamAV detection as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014 further confirms its malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the exploit, though its specific actions are not detailed in the provided evidence. The file's metadata and structure are consistent with a malicious PDF dropper.

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
70a8dd916d88fa057958c7fd2970501656c2244ff148e54fd2fc39f8bc7f5184
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4783 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).