Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 dc58d20022a12fef…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 7021-01-01 Authoring application: 1782
MD5: 56a9099bcc517ff69493cddb3712f3b6 SHA-1: cc16cf9315180e2f00cd6162d31e283105898eb0 SHA-256: dc58d20022a12fef5e6796a5edbf27f5e25e112be3c7d66963357a02278f1daa
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 heuristic identifies the file as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014, suggesting it exploits a known PDF vulnerability. The embedded JavaScript, found in javascript_obj0013_001.js, is obfuscated and likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload, which is a common attack pattern for such 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
45c59c55e8f99113ea8a4a32ea1c41584a980d65bdbb121a9b5fe2a2acb8332d
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 5129 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).