Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 eb7182f3e3f162d6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 3956-01-01 Authoring application: 3932
MD5: 615d71b5398b2c584b8fe4bf196759ef SHA-1: 0c10fa71326b06d3016cc7cc86c8520acdf189e2 SHA-256: eb7182f3e3f162d6505c8b1d806c09b81935ac481dfbc33ff8908eb2648418ca
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The ClamAV detection name 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014' strongly suggests this is a known exploit. The embedded JavaScript is obfuscated and likely attempts to download and execute a second-stage payload, a common technique for PDF-based malware delivery. The lack of readable document body text means the specific lure cannot be determined, but the technical indicators point to exploitation.

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
594db88a65260dd23744e491b76936322b45c2457eb2c363608be30289dac84b
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).