Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 eede45844b86480e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 6281-01-01 Authoring application: 1394
MD5: adb5e1a4f6f5c52133d873fd42b30895 SHA-1: 64c508aeac12f85bffb02ade631dc5efc29c9d92 SHA-256: eede45844b86480e87930919aac66af58027f1884e8c66860c381567aab74f4f
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014' strongly suggests a known exploit. The extracted JavaScript file, 'javascript_obj0013_001.js', likely contains obfuscated code designed to exploit a vulnerability within the PDF reader, leading to the execution of malicious code. The exact payload and execution method are not fully discernible due to obfuscation, but the overall pattern points to a 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
d286b5580447ffea70f652ab54e1d14f1054b694894ab0c2f91cd7e7d74a4890
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4795 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).