Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e32ffcde5fc2e2aa…

MALICIOUS

PDF

9.0 KB Created: 2010-02-17 04:42:52 Authoring application: vEPPyhWeBjwpW (via BlDrQaNqkDmThSzkt)
MD5: b7189c79bafe860356e4ef72d90fdf80 SHA-1: 15ace74e69a2f7fc0072b88565813195d618f54a SHA-256: e32ffcde5fc2e2aa39351c9882a247cb7ff1733e36e91c4a40ae9a695d9648aa
78 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The file is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, as indicated by multiple heuristic firings and the presence of an embedded JS stream. ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35572' strongly suggests exploitation of a PDF vulnerability. The embedded JavaScript file, 'javascript_obj0007_000.js', is likely responsible for the malicious activity, potentially downloading and executing a second-stage payload. The document body appears to be malformed or truncated, providing no further context.

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35572 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35572
  • 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.
  • Suspicious extracted artifact info 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.

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0007_000.js
00723a11ed25084ebdde2236cdb6c2ae009b37be125ceb135e194321c8d0b343
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x4EC 7226 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).