Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f503860d6b30369b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 9410-01-01 Authoring application: 1507
MD5: 05784d8a8d07514275cfd8d09c8da995 SHA-1: 5f0733c8434275849bf250cc5a97e381cbedc322 SHA-256: f503860d6b30369b5d46f4ea263eae6419e445b875e596e04fdb91dd8f9e83e6
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File: Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014' strongly suggests a known exploit. The embedded JavaScript, although not fully detailed here, is flagged for obfuscation and hex escape sequences, pointing towards an attempt to hide malicious code execution. This combination suggests the PDF is designed to exploit a vulnerability and run a malicious 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
18adb430a6fd9d37a28724a7edc9b8b1f9eb21e0491d7c7ddcfe9c66a2e934e6
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4816 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).