Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f5d2a612768c4256…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 7274-01-01 Authoring application: 8244
MD5: 13cc5efcb60d5ed0f93bcbd8d65019c2 SHA-1: d0e5818dbcc7ffa20ede6f001deedf1c147fa4a5 SHA-256: f5d2a612768c42562f2d347c35502a5b832cefdc9bb5a5efca42a2c5a4e0c3d2
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. ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014' confirms its malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript, though obfuscated, is likely responsible for executing the exploit, leading to the download or execution of a secondary payload. The file's structure and the presence of obfuscated JavaScript suggest an attempt to exploit PDF reader vulnerabilities.

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
b48a7fa214bfc71d7d98dc6c7db0dcd451983d59b8555aa4f2ede7f06fa4894b
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4796 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).