Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 eda444b39e8726de…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 712 Authoring application: 370
MD5: 8cd433093c7e5e6530f8102d98a4eacf SHA-1: cb50208c979b03fcce39d62dca3f847b387c8ac9 SHA-256: eda444b39e8726de163046ea1fcc0d3fcddcf51837112a61de306da1f8941ed9
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 heuristic identifies the file as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014, suggesting it exploits known PDF vulnerabilities. The embedded JavaScript, although obfuscated, is likely responsible for executing the exploit. No specific family could be identified, but the attack pattern is consistent with PDF-based exploit delivery.

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
e7c4992755f9da7808b8e572ed4a4d3b890f5723eb3ca98f67f5f61d4076dc67
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4763 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).