Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f2ebafaa2c00c444…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 3935-01-01 Authoring application: 7862
MD5: d24fcb3af318b21296e78f9b36bdca17 SHA-1: 5a1e9dd384e215529c59ef8fb0155541c6a3eae9 SHA-256: f2ebafaa2c00c44440a1c7ec904bcfcbbb43281c520ef832a84fc9ddef974e55
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.007 Scripting: JavaScript

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT' and 'PDF_JS'. The critical ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014' strongly suggests exploitation. The embedded JavaScript file 'javascript_obj0013_001.js' likely contains the malicious payload, potentially for downloading and executing further stages. The obfuscation indicators within the extracted JavaScript further support a malicious intent.

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
5dc59ce97b63d61423524f76850cc680cb587dcb1c5b453900d3562003a2ac2d
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4798 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).