Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 edaab20575353f74…

MALICIOUS

PDF

40.0 KB
MD5: 230b38b3feb59a6cee13e466ac711672 SHA-1: b27537275d21e2cc3412f379b0f42d9b6ba2a9ae SHA-256: edaab20575353f742761be075489f65bfdcec3d4aff64583b11f2cf4c4ebb7ef
138 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. ClamAV detections (Win.Trojan.Agent-36169) confirm its malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript, particularly the deobfuscated version legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js, is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, a common technique for malware delivery. The DOC BODY content appears to be obfuscated JavaScript code, further supporting this assessment.

Heuristics 5

  • ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36169 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Win.Trojan.Agent-36169
  • ClamAV detection on extracted artifact critical EXTRACTED_FILE_CLAMAV
    ClamAV flagged at least one file extracted from inside this sample. Even when the wrapping document carries no AV detection of its own, a hit on the carved artifact is a strong indicator the sample is a delivery vehicle.
  • 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.
  • Suspicious extracted artifact info 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.

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0008_000.js
e783082a4fb86313445f0689e7602b78a12c95b7df85c1a6b002f0f1d7fa144a
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0x1E7 2019 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36169
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
6615bafdfca3443f4e226384bdb5b622622cea29fad1cb3aad6a924ef5787e9e
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x9FE 2540 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).