Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 dd7522bc91517ae6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 569 Authoring application: 8300
MD5: 0e71c692b1d2552c1ccd772b7b4c70fc SHA-1: 45a3e46e949a7dd9e7c0b0c3540ec11e266bea59 SHA-256: dd7522bc91517ae694ae096e51352e2a300accffbeb510c2d4e9758bff42ffff
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File: Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT' and 'PDF_JS'. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014' strongly suggests a known PDF exploit. The embedded JavaScript, extracted as 'javascript_obj0013_001.js', likely attempts to exploit a vulnerability within the PDF reader to achieve arbitrary code execution, leading to the download or execution of a malicious payload.

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
3769328c3a1cdc910258dda2076383469039b147fd6257a0602ae0ef12b4f44d
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 5011 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).