Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 da40d90eb0644c6d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 7365-01-01 Authoring application: 1197
MD5: b2eca2a2d0686cd4298a6d2f30ee80f4 SHA-1: 45096db8f4fbafc51a9d5240249896e4343421ce SHA-256: da40d90eb0644c6d43a15c9b4a9072b920d2b0167821206b2b778e8d15929242
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File: 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 a known exploit. The extracted JavaScript file shows obfuscation, typical of malware attempting to hide its actions. The primary function of the script is likely to download and execute a secondary payload, which is a common attack vector for PDF-based exploits.

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
809e128d3a76531eda1f4619018d890d02d90eff3b946b44a2928d2d8c919424
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4792 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).