Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f000136b4ba5e3c0…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 4319-01-01 Authoring application: 8561
MD5: 7e2490865515691a5d81f6f26b3d131a SHA-1: 2485ecb7f5baa81b3ac9bb4df5c6847073bc7732 SHA-256: f000136b4ba5e3c0cf9e5ae06e70a3d36ec1d4b430de8d3b0e6a10370add5fb3
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014' strongly suggests this is a malicious PDF exploiting a known vulnerability. The extracted JavaScript artifact, 'javascript_obj0013_001.js', shows signs of obfuscation, further supporting the malicious intent. The exact payload or exploit mechanism is not fully discernible due to obfuscation, but the overall pattern points to a PDF-based exploit.

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
b3851a4a0f2e6dc498441807594e37e770f5b83e60bd0005da846c613a0a4817
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4802 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).