Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e7325f1af1e4d8c0…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 3103-01-01 Authoring application: 8933
MD5: 8c80c907398d147c977fb429a2be94d1 SHA-1: 3449773e0421fde8c30db69502e5645a3416371b SHA-256: e7325f1af1e4d8c0b84607cef017225a37bc59ef052c7df320be3886f809f287
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF 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 exploits a known PDF vulnerability. The extracted JavaScript file shows signs of obfuscation, typical for malware attempting to download and execute further stages. The overall confidence is high due to the combination of exploit detection and embedded script.

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
79e2e03fc17b4b3f162ff4a24f5c0a768a6bca751475543d892c945bd4bf9396
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).