Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f0d0ef8c0b1cbcd0…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 2301-01-01 Authoring application: 65
MD5: 1b5dce69362882bde504bf6c9c869fa9 SHA-1: 90a5289385a35424a6d66d7c3629558870f75163 SHA-256: f0d0ef8c0b1cbcd0cf6a434540118927346eb67344d38af44521da22e07fc747
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT' and 'PDF_JS'. ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014' further confirms its malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript is obfuscated, suggesting an attempt to hide its functionality, which is typical for exploit delivery. The primary attack pattern involves leveraging a PDF vulnerability to trigger and execute this script.

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
40d84fd3ed9437f3e63aa8cd22a09699f067e2e33abff75feca18c7d9a9910d8
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4789 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).