Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 eb4665166bfb8b46…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 8132-01-01 Authoring application: 1453
MD5: 30a2e6202e25b350948e1150c5808efe SHA-1: 75c5d4bbfaf48e5c953613f9dd43196fe539e7d8 SHA-256: eb4665166bfb8b46622dfc6967da0647921a9008d416a9fa11b9e2183b7f7aac
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. ClamAV detection as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014 further confirms its malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for executing the exploit, leading to the malicious verdict. The extracted file 'javascript_obj0013_001.js' shows signs of obfuscation, suggesting an attempt to hide its malicious functionality.

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
3beac5c6227470bad12ab1abfa70198773bd74b99f6a39663ab46b66b74440cc
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4793 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).