Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e48e0f877855eff9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 7839-01-01 Authoring application: 3645
MD5: a9e50207d322979b0af23972a3bc1036 SHA-1: 5a1bd55f12218cad784a182564266efd83f30faf SHA-256: e48e0f877855eff908d9ef606b19025c0c3ebf0e94f022bb4a6532898ccaa9b9
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 it as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014, suggesting it's a known exploit. The extracted artifact javascript_obj0013_001.js is flagged for suspicious characteristics like hex escape obfuscation and script obfuscation, pointing towards the execution of malicious code. The likely intent is to download and execute a second-stage 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
05168c49c54f07a01afe025a002daab24ac47d1431af1298df609be3dc2d5ef2
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4796 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).