Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d7db676feaee6335…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 1536-01-01 Authoring application: 7239
MD5: c1ab647778122e51351e8b4d5b645a62 SHA-1: 38d5c7fd845d17981044f1dc939f999ef18d8701 SHA-256: d7db676feaee6335a928e972f873ff609f62c2bd418c70e484d92f15ea10d0b7
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 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014' strongly suggests this JavaScript is malicious and exploits a known PDF vulnerability. The extracted artifact 'javascript_obj0013_001.js' likely contains the malicious script responsible for the exploit, though its specific actions are not detailed in the provided evidence. The obfuscation indicators in the static triage further support the malicious nature of the embedded script.

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
9b61cfd32b54863746c9cd8c1bf01721a796f4bbb9b91e112016a6f13437899b
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4772 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).